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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 9, 2006 information on that issue. Murphy felt that it was much safer to pull out onto a road with high levels of traffic versus backing out onto that road. Knudsen felt the task this evening was to focus on the Text Amendment establishing a CUP for second driveway accesses, and if there is support, then the Commission should develop a list of recommended conditions that would have to be met. Hall stated that he was in favor of a narrowly drafted CUP that would not open the City up to a lot of requests. Knudsen suggested that the more requirements that are established, the more narrow the CUP will be. Knudsen again suggested an additional condition that the property must be located on a roadway that has high levels of pedestrian traffic and non - motorized traffic. Knudsen felt this was a real issue on County Road B -2. The Planner suggested that the limitation could be that the street must be classified as a minor collector street or above. That brings in both the traffic and pedestrian issues. He noted that the City's Comprehensive Plan classifies County Road B -2 as a minor collector. This limitation would exclude local streets from the CUP process. Knudsen also agreed with the Planner's recommendation that impervious surface must be no more than 30% of the lot. Socha asked how this would be calculated. The City Planner indicated that the property owner would have to submit drawings that would allow the amount of impervious surface to be calculated. The Commission discussed the lot width issue, with the consensus being that a 100 foot width minimum should be established. It was also agreed that the minimum separation between curb cuts should be established at 40 feet. With regard to limiting the number of curb cuts per street, the City Planner felt that it would be difficult to manage such a limitation, therefore, recommended against this provision. The Commission also agreed that curb cuts should have a minimum setback of five feet from property lines, as well as agreed with the City Planner's recommendation for requiring a landscape plan or the use for alternative paving materials when allowing second curb cuts. The Planner noted this recommendation came from research done by the American Planning Association and is intended to improve aesthetics as well as minimize storm water issues. Knudsen stated that he agreed with the "either /or" aspect of this recommendation pointing out that the use of pavers, etc. will be expensive. 6