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1 1 1 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD May8, 1991 #90 -14_ John Miller approached the board. He gave a little bit of background information on this plat. He stated that Rick Carlson, developer has submitted a preliminary plat for an 80 acre parcel. 40 acres of the land is owned by the Soukup and 40 acres is owned by the Barrotts'. Rick Carlson has purchased the Soukup property and that property has been rezoned to a PUD (Planned Unit Development). One of the major reasons for this rezoning was to reduce lot widths from the R-1X required 90 feet to 80 feet. Carlson found that the wetlands were more extensive than he originally thought and the need for ponding even greater than the existing vegetation showed. The assessment against the Soukup land includes no drainage changes as Carlson has provided more than the required amount of storage. What the extensive water problems caused was a street design that was not really feasible with 90 foot Tots. The PUD permitted Carlson to reduce lot widths by 10 feet but he was required to meet the R-1X lot area standards. More recently Carlson had more bad news in that the water table was higher than he originally figured. This seemingly unimportant condition actually has a severe consequence in that he is unable to build full basements in parts of the Soukup property. He presently has a request before the city council to build some R -1 houses in the PUD provided he includes certain exterior amenities making the homes compatible with R-1X dwellings. The council has informally requested that Carlson include restrictive covenants that the R -1 houses near the R-1X structures not be valued more than $10,000 under the value of their spendier neighbors. The public hearing on that issue is set for May 28th. The park issue has been resolved and work on completing the trunk sewer is about to start. This has led to Carlson rekindling his interest in the Barott property and leads to the present request. Carlson and Gary and Darlene Barott are asking to have 50 acres of land rezoned from R-1X Single- family Executive to R -5 Planned Unit Development. MOTION: Robert King moved to recommend to the city council land known as the Barott property from R-1X Single - Family to R -5 Planned Unit Development with the following conditions: 1. The preliminary plat submitted earlier would be followed providing the locations of the lots, blocks, streets and park. 6