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_Page 8 Planning and Zoning Commission September 26, 1979 providing they,met all the requirements,as the building inspector may lay. out for them, with the demolition of the two existing. buildings, and pro- viding they observe all zoning requirements; the rationale being it pre- existed the ordinance pertaining to frontage requirements. Mr. Johnson, seconded the motion. All were,in favor. Motion declared passed. Mr. Gourley noted that in effect this waived the:frontage requirement, and would not be a variance. It was suggested Mr. Locher be asked for his opinion on this. Mrs.;Hagstrom asked how soon she would be permitted to put the structure up, as there was,a time problem; Mr. McLeani ndicated that it would go,the the Council on October 9 and she should wait until then. It,was,suggested she order the..pole barn and make,the contract conditional on Council approval. The next,item on,the agenda,was,a request from Mr. Burgerman that he be allowed to put in streets that were narrower than required by,the ordinance.. He had been referred to the P $ Z.by the Council. The ordinance,required a 32 ft.-street curb to curb, and the request was for streets that were 27ft curb to curb. The Location was West Qaksion,the southeast corner of. Bald Eagle Lake, Mr.. Gourley read the letter from Mr. Gotwald dated September 26, whi;ch included the typical rural street sections for Stillwater and North Oaks, as they were similar .to the,area., He noted that,Don Volk had, been asked to respond to this, and expressed some concern over making a decision about roads without his input. The developer presented his reasons for the request. The biggest.amenity;in the area was the natural wooded beauty, or trees, as there was no -;sewer or water. The homes were on one,. acre lots, and ran $150,000 to $200,000..In view of the density, 13Q acres of land to 60 homes, or 2-21 acres per,home, the kind of streets required by the ordinance would be unnecessary to meet the traffic flow. The ordinance was primarily designed for a typical development of 130 acres with 22-3 homes per acre, or a total Apf 300-400 homes, and the population required streets that would accomodate the traffic. He did not want to create a hazardous situation as far as emergency vehi,cles,or internal. traffic were concerned, but was trying to salvage the uniqueness of the area. A 60 foot swathe cutting through the trees would destroy ,the appeal of the area, which was what,he wanted to retain.:-- He felt this was a much different situation than, for example, an open pasture -type land. From talking to Mr. Gotwald, and in view of hi,s letter on rural. road;crossections, he felt that what had been done in other areas such as North Oaks would be acceptable. This was a 24-foot wide bituminous surface with a 10-foot boulevard on either side for snow,removal and utilities, which would be underground electric and telephone. It would be a bituminous curb. Mr. Gotwald had been considerate on the slopes, and there was complete erosion control. He noted that the main road around Bald Eagle lake, which had a lot more traffic than they would have internally, was only 20 feet of hard surface, and the, boulevard in places was only 2 feet. Mr. McLean.noted that it was still a 60-ft right-of-way, although they would only be operat- ing in 44 feet of that. The developer indicated the 60-foot right-of-way would be there if utilities were put in at some future time .and the road improved. Mr. Gourley asked on what basis Mr. Dobie had been worked with, and Mr. McLean indicated that the situation and been different, in that there were bigger building sites, and due to the character of the land, it had been decided that a rural section was more than adequate. Again, there was the argument of low traffic flow. Mr. Gourley asked if a variance had been issued, and Mr. McLean indicated that no platting had been