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Planning & Zoning Board <br />July 13, 2005 <br />Page 6 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />Mr. Pogalz stated there needed to be so me thought to making the backsides of the <br />building well landscaped and l ooking nice due to the location of the residential areas. <br />Mr. Hayes responded they were aware of that concern and the back s of the buildings <br />would not be left bare. <br /> <br />Mr. Hayes stated they intended to come b ack on a regular basis and keep the Board <br />informed. He indicated they wanted to br eak ground in Spring 2006. He stated it would <br />be a five-year build out for the housing and 2-3 years for the commercial development. <br /> <br />Mr. Tralle indicated he was impressed with the frontages of the housing developments so <br />everything did not look the same. <br /> <br />Mr. Laden stated his concern with big box reta ilers was the vast amount of parking that <br />went with it. He asked if anyone has ever explored moving a certain percentage of the <br />parking to the back of the building. Mr. Hayes replied th e national retailers wanted a <br />certain percentage of parki ng in their front or the reta iler would not come into the <br />development. He stated the way they dealt with that was to provide green space, <br />plantings, etc. into the parking lo t to break the parking area up. <br /> <br />Mr. Laden stated he liked what he has seen so far with them attempting to break up the <br />parking. <br /> <br />B. Potential Conservation Subdivision <br /> <br />Staff stated they have been in discussion w ith a prospective developer for a site to the <br />south of the D. Erickson 2 nd Addition neighborhood, southwest of Birch Park. This is a <br />site with potential for a conservation deve lopment. The developer is discussing a <br />restoration plan for the wetland/greenway corri dor through the site. It would be another <br />piece in further establishing the greenway co rridor that includes part of the Foxborough <br />(Fox Den Acres) project. Recall that this was the first conservation development under <br />the new policy recommended by the Parks, Natural Open Space/Greenway and Trail <br />System Plan. <br /> <br />Staff is continuing to discuss the potential of the site. Staff has not received a formal <br />development application. <br /> <br />The Environmental Board discussed this si te in May and was interested in the <br />possibilities for restorati on of natural systems. <br /> <br />This information is being presented to the Board for informational purposes. <br /> <br />Chair Rafferty left the meeti ng at 8:41 p.m. and turned the chair over to Mr. Tralle. <br /> <br />C. Requiring Sidewalks in Subdivisions <br /> <br />Staff stated that members of the P & Z ha ve suggested initiating a discussion about <br />requiring sidewalks in new subdivisions. Si dewalks provide for pedestrian and bicycle <br />use separated from cars in the street. Lino Lakes adopted a new park s and trail plan to