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MINUTES City Council Jan. 27, 1988 Loiter~ing Ordinance (Cont.) Gardner Br•os. Lot Split Fahey instr•ucted the City Cler•k to send copies of pages 37 and 38 of the Council agenda to the Planning Commission which contain copies of the City's cur~few and loiter•ing or•dinances. Fahey infor•med Mr•. Lar•ry Lee, v~ho just ar~r•ived at the meeting, that the Gardner Bros. lot split request was cancelled from this evening's agenda. Agenda Lar~r•y Lee repor~ted that he is the potential pur~chaser~ of the 2.7 acr~es Item No. 8 of pr~oper•ty that Gar•dner• Br•os. i s r•equesti ng to spl i t fr•om thei r~ par~cel . Lee r•epor~ted that i t i s hi s under•standi ng that befor~e the Planning Commission will act on the lot split, they want to see development plans for~ the par~cel. Fahey r~epor~ted that one of the concer•ns r•aised by the Planning Commission was whether~ or• not the pr~oper•ty was buildable. Fahey r•epor•ted that the ~ correction Planning Commission wants to be assur~ed that t~pr•oper•ty is buildable rzes. 88-2-38 before acting on the lot split. The City has- received a letter from the City Engineer~ stating that the pr•oper~ty is buildable. Lee r•epor~ted that he has just begun working on development plans for• the parcel and questioned the need to provide final development plans befor~e getting a lot split. Lee felt this was a gr~eat expense to be put to with no assur~ance that the lot split would even be appr~oved. Scalze suggested that Lee pr~ovide a sketch plan for~ the development of the site. Lee pointed out that development plans r•equir•e a lot of time. Lee al so poi nted out that he i s r~equesti ng no var•i ance for• the par•cel . Fahey pointed out that the lot split was tabled pending a r~epor~t fr•om the City Attor•ney, City Engineer• and City Planner• on the buildability of the par•cel. The City now has a r•epor~t fr•om the Engineer• stating that the par~cel is buildable. Blesener~ felt that the buildability of the site should per•tain to the soil conditions of the pr~oper~ty. Any building plans would have to meet or•di nance r•equi r•ements. Lee pointed out that ponding was also discussed, and the amount of ponding for• the site cannot be deter~mined until building plans ar•e developed. Scalze felt the matter• was br~ought up due to the soil conditions of P1r•. Lee's Slumber•land development and the necessity to pur•chase an easement fr•om Gar•dner• Br•os. for• thi s devel opment. Scal ze poi nted out that Mr•. Lee has testified that soil conditions ar•e bad in this ar•ea. Page -10-