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rniNUrEs City Council October 12, 1988 Countr~y Dr. and asked who would pay the road assessments against his pr•operty if Relocation Country Drive is not lower•ed. (Cont.) A member of the general public asked how long the City could keep a moratorium on the property. The Mayor replied that as long as the City was making r•easonable progress in its decision-making pr•ocess, the moratorium could remain indefinitely. The City Attorney agreed with the Mayor's reply. Pelstring estimated that if the City proceeds on its existing course, and if by the Spring the property owners wer~e not in discussion with a developer, he anticipated that the Council would abandon the moratorium: Don Gagne, property owner• on Country Dr•ive, stated that he was in favor~ of lower•ing Country Dr•ive and felt that impr•oved visibility to the freeway would make a difference in selling his pr•operty. Pe1string reported that with r~egard to the issue of the sale of the excess soil if Countr~y Dr•~ve were lowered, this would be a negotiating point between the City and a developer and would be addressed in a Development Agr~eement. Pelstring also ~ointed out that people are not aware of this Countr~y Drive proper•ty because there is no visibility to the freeway. However, Pelstring pointed out other developments along 35E with visibility and the easy identification of these sites. Gagne suggested that the Council poll the property owners on Countr~y Drive for their position on the lower•ing of the road. Mark Malsam, 2825 Country Drive, George Zender, 2801 Country Drive, and Chuck Rice, 2805 Country Drive, indicated that they were in favor of the lowering of Countr•y Drive as long as Country Drive was lowered from just nor~th of the Water Works property to South Owasso Blvd. Lachenmeyer suggested that if a development is proposed for the Countr~y Drive property, that the City r•equir•e a good landscaping plan and that that plan be enforced. Lachenmeyer pointed out that the City has not enforced the landscaping plan submitted by Larry Lee for the ber~m adjacent to Yorkton Ridge. Fahey stated that the Counci1 will take note of this as a separ•ate issue. 6lesener reported that his biggest concern is the effect of the development on Bur•ke Lane and Yor•kton Ri dge. Scalze pointed out that the Zoning Code contains restrictions and requir~e- ments for where commer•cial property abutts residential with regard to setback and screening. Dlesener pointed out that the concer•ns for landscaping and scr~eening will Page -8-