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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 12, 2009 Turcotte also noted the wildlife in the area and hoped that most of the trees would be preserved. Turcotte supported the removal of the sheds. She was also interested in the style and value of the homes that would be constructed on this property. Jan Herold Maho, 551 Little Canada Road, asked if the additional 10 feet ofright-of--way would result in Little Canada Road being widened. The Planner noted that the additional right-of--way is coming from this property only. Maho was also concerned about the preservation of trees adjacent to her property. Claridge reported that they will try to preserve as many trees as possible. Caroline Smith, 2682 Schletty Drive, expressed concern for the preservation of wildlife habitat. She noted that Lot 5 is close to Geivais Mill Park and felt development of that lot would eliminate habitat. McDowall noted that the northwest corner of Lot 5 is not buildable and indicated that the house would be set approximately 150 to 160 feet from that corner. It was suggested that a building envelope could be designed for each lot that would depict the general area that a house would be conshucted on each lot. Smith asked if neighboring property owners would be able to have input on the location of the proposed homes. The City Planner noted that each lot will be custom graded. He agreed that defining a building envelope for each lot will be helpful. The Planner suggested that once the envelope is identified and approved, the City could require approval for any deviance from that location. Sharyn Hoium, Windrow Drive, indicated that she walks in Gervais Mill Park all the time and stated that it was a great asset to the community. Hoium was concerned about increased traffic on Edgerton Street from these additional homes, specifically noting the additional driveways. Hoium noted that once the property is platted and houses constructed, it would be difficult to prevent property owners from cutting trees. Hoium was also concerned with the close proximity of Lot 5 to the park. She did not want to see the park damaged by the development of a house on Lot 5. Knudsen felt that defining a building envelope would solve many of the concerns being raised this evening. The Planner also noted that the City's ordinance requires a certain amount of flee preservation. The Planner agreed that future homeowners may want to do something different with existing trees just like any other property owner in the City. Knudsen felt that the two main issues were location of future houses on the individual lots as well as tree preservation. Knudsen stated that he could not imagine that anyone developing these lots would cut all the trees -7-