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Pl anni ng & Zo ni n g B o ar d May 1 2 , 2 004 Page 4 APPROVED MINUTES zone. The proposer requests amendments to the comprehensive plan and zoning map to accommodate the extra 3-4 acres of development. It would also require the vacation of parts of a ponding and flowage easement. Ther e is no clear justifica tion for these actions other than to increase devel opable area. Section 1002-6 of th e subdivision ordinance lists criteria for determining if a proposed de velopment is premature. These include consistency with the land use plan, includi ng the staged growth area boundaries. A project that is consistent with these criteria is premature. And staff did not yet know if water service is adequate. If it is not, the project is premature. Mr. Tralle asked who owned the tower. Mr . Grochala replied it was a holding company, but he did not know the name. Chair Schaps invited applicant to make comment. Mike Black, Royal Oaks Realty, 1000 County Road E, Shoreview, showed the proposed wetland delineation for the site. He noted on a 50-acre site, they were showing wetland impacts on less than 1 acre. He noted they ha d done their job in looking at the impact on the wetlands. He stated they were showing 64 lots on the 50-acre site. He noted they were well below the typical single-family lot density. He indicated the lots were also wider than normal. He showed the Boar d where the access was being proposed. He showed the proposed phasing plan to the Board. He noted pha se 3 was the phase that was affected by the Comprehensive Plan amendm ent. He had a neighborhood meeting in March and one of the concerns was a trail access. He stated he had provided for a trailway to the north by having an open space corridor proposed in their plan. Chair Schaps stated there was a lot of thi ngs missing in this plan and asked what had changed since the last meeting. Mr. Black re plied they had taken soil borings since the last meeting. Chair Schaps stated they were requesting a comprehensive plan amendment without giving anything back. Mr. Black stated they had a meeting with staff after the last meeting and they were working on the issues. He noted this was a process and they were trying to address these things. He stated Rice Creek had not reviewed their wetland delineation at this time. He noted they wa nted to wait until the gr owing season started, but he understood they were goi ng to try and review it tomorrow. He stated they were still working with Tec Panel. Chair Schaps asked if going beyond the MUSA line was a financial issue. Mr. Black replied it made more sense for the development to use those ten lots. Mr. Pogalz asked if there had been any conve rsation with the propert y owner to the north to see if they were willing to sell. Mr. Black replied he had not and he did not know when a potential connection would be made, if at all. A resident of Fox Road expressed his concer ns about increase in traffic and also the construction trucks. He stated he wanted to see an access to the north. He expressed concern regarding the drainage.