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Planning & Zoning Board <br />August 14, 2002 <br />Page 31 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />Mr. Rafferty stated his concer n was that the Air Park was a unique situation and he <br />strongly suggested they try to continue with those efforts and leave those lots as Air Park <br />lots. He expressed concern about the density of the project. He believed Carl Street <br />should not go through and should remain a cul-de-sac. The connector street should be in <br />a different location. <br />Mr. Hyden concurred with both Mr. Lyden a nd Mr. Rafferty. He stated it made sense to <br />him to put the road along the power line, but he would like to see more information on <br />this. <br />Ms. Lane also concurred with the other comm ents. With respect to trail and open space, <br />she would defer that decision to the Park Board. She did not feel this was her position to <br />comment on that. <br />Mr. Zych agreed with staff and what the Comp rehensive Plan represented. He stated they <br />did not own the land where the power lin es were. He expressed concern about <br />connections for emergency vehicles. <br />Chair Schaps stated he did not want to s ee the Air Parks right infringed. He stated a <br />connector road did need to go through and if the record was murky, the only record they <br />had was from the residents who lived there a nd if they were told it was permanent and <br />staff has nothing to show otherwise, then th e cul-de-sac should be pe rmanent. He stated <br />the connector road should not be Carl Street. He agreed it should be over by the power <br />lines. He asked why they were cramming in so many lots around the Air Park. He <br />requested further research regarding th e residents concerns on Mustang Lane. <br />Gary Uhde, Century Farms Development, st ated they would not infringe upon the Air <br />Park rights. With respect to the Air Park lo ts, they met with the Air Park representatives <br />numerous times and they had been working with them regarding their concerns. He <br />stated they were directed by staff and C ouncil to work with the neighborhood, which they <br />did. He indicated the reason for having so many Air Park lots was because they were <br />difficult to sell. He stated they attempted to shrink the lots down smaller to make them <br />more marketable. He stated if the lots rema ined as large as the previous lots, the price <br />would be astronomical for today’s buyer. <br />Mr. Smyser stated staff recogni zed the resident’s concerns along Carl Street. He stated <br />the point was that they had a plan as to how the City should be drawn out. He indicated <br />if Carl Street was not connected now, it was guaranteed there woul d not be a connection <br />in the future. He stated if the road went al ong the power line in the future, the City would <br />have to deal with 150 resident s at that time who opposed that connection. He stated the <br />area to the north was not for sale. They were only deferring the decision down the line <br />and the same problem would exist in the fu ture. He stated they were losing the <br />opportunity for a collector street and this was the only opportunity the City had to put in a <br />collector street now. He indicated Opti ons 4 and 5 were unrealistic, even though it <br />looked good on paper. He stated there was no way to know when/if that property was <br />going to develop. He indicated that wa s the problem staff was dealing with.