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Planning & Zoning Board November 8, 2023 Page 5 DRAFT MINUTES Mr. Wipperfurth moved to amend the PUD amendment #2 subject to the removal of the fence along the north property line and with the condition that we would add landscaping completed by a landscape architect per the recommendation of staff and to not allow the pickleball court in the proposed location. Motion seconded by Mr. Evenson. Motion carried 7 - 0. B. Natures Refuge North PUD Concept Plan Review Ms. Larsen presented the staff report. The applicant, M/I Homes of Minneapolis/St. Paul, LLC, submitted a land use application for PUD Concept Plan review. The proposed residential development is a 108 lot single family conservation subdivision. The development contains 2 parcels totaling approximately 60 gross acres. It is located north of Natures Refuge and is called Natures Refuge North. Ms. Emily Baker, MNI Homes, 5354 Parkdale Drive, Suite 000, St Louis Park MN 55416. Ms. Baker covered the reasons for requesting flexibility. She said in terms of smaller lots that they are targeting the empty nesters who do not want larger lots and smaller lots would increase the availability of lower priced homes. Ms. Baker said there is an HOA that is enforced by the builder that prohibits garage use solely for storage and requires trailers and recreational vehicles to be kept in the garage when not in use. The regulation will be the responsibility of the HOA. She did say many of their plans have attic type storage and she addressed architectural features of the houses and the flexibility they were requesting. Mr. Vojtech inquired about the pricing of 80 ft wide lots. Mr. John Rask with M/I Homes stated those lots would start at around $550,000. The villa lots would be base price upper $400,000. Mr. Laden asked if the single family homes would be in the HOA like the villas and Ms. Baker stated they would not. She said they may be in a master HOA just to maintain common areas. Ms. Carol Featherstone, 631 Andall Street, Lino Lakes, MN 55014. Ms. Featherstone said when she purchased the property she knew that the area was going to be developed and that a proposed road would go through her property to Nature’s Point. Ms. Featherstone stated her complaint is that her property will connect to three of the properties in the development. Ms. Featherstone said she enjoys nature and it is difficult to know that will be going away due to the development. She wanted to be sure the City was considering what the people wanted and not just what the developers wanted. She said she is concerned about the increased traffic.