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Pl anni ng & Zo ni n g B o ar d A p r il 13 , 200 5 Page 22 APPROVED MINUTES Mr. Pogalz made a MOTION to close the pub lic hearing at 11:33 p.m. and was supported by Mr. Hyden. Motion carried 6-0. Mr. Laden asked for further clarification on th e easement being requested. He stated he was not sure they met all of the conditions fo r a variance. Mr. Smyser replied this was a difficult question to answer. He stated they could not use economic c onsiderations as the sole reason, but they could consider this as a factor. He noted the number of lots on this property could be significantly higher so the existing physical constraints merited a small variance. Mr. Pogalz noted this was a huge storm sewer system. Mr. Smyser replied the drainage had to be taken care of up on Lake Drive in orde r to have the lots fit along the lakeshore. Chair Rafferty asked if there would be a ny additional paths along Lake Drive. Mr. Smyser replied the long-range trail plan would include a trail along Lake Drive. Mr. Tralle asked as a developer what happened to sidewalks. Mr. Schlink replied he did not know what happened to sidewalks, but it was the City standard to not have sidewalks, with the trail serving as this function. Chair Rafferty asked if the City was attempti ng to bring sidewalks back by the trail being along the street. Mr. Smyser replied it was pos sible an asphalt trail could be constructed outside of the paved street if that was what th ey wanted to do and the City did not have a policy either way as to whether sidewalks s hould be on or off road. He suggested they talk with the developer and see if one would f it in there. He noted if sidewalks were put in, the applicant would be credited for park dedication. He stated the issue with sidewalks was suburbs, which were built for cars and cul-de-sac. He noted nothing connected and there was nowhere for sidewalk s to go, so sidewalks were not necessary, but now that they were lear ning these concepts caused se rious traffic and congestion problems things were changing again. Mr. Laden asked if the trail was on Stagecoach Trail. Mr. Smyser replied the trail was intended to run along the shoulder of Stag ecoach Trail and it was a good idea to think about putting a trail outside of the roadway in this development. Mr. Laden asked if the applicant had any objec tion to this. Mr. Schlink replied he would discuss this with staff. Mr. Nelson made a MOTION to recommend approval of the Pr eliminary Plat for an 18- lot single-family residential development named Mars han Meadows, 7364 Lake Drive, subject to the 12 conditions as noted in st aff’s April 13, 2005 report adding condition 13 as noted by staff at tonight’s meeting a nd adding a condition 14 to read: Examine the possibility of constructing a trail in the ri ght-of-way outside of the paved road and was supported by Mr. Tralle. Motion carried 6-0. Chair Rafferty recessed the meeting at 11:54 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 12:01 a.m., April 14, 2005.