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Pl anni ng & Zo ni n g B o ar d May 1 2 , 2 004 Page 5 APPROVED MINUTES John Callan, 784 Deerwood Circle, stated there had been nothing presented as to why the comprehensive plan should be changed. He stated the plan had that area zoned that way for a purpose and a reason, and if there was a change, he wanted to hear what the reasoning was in terms of planning were. He asked why was the zoning change good for the community. A resident from 6433 Deerwood Lane , stated there was a lot of violations of the plan including a long cul-de-sac; it did not meet the open green space requiremen ts; and it did not fit the zoning. She expresse d concern about the children’s safety in the area with the increased traffic. She stated it was importa nt this development had a second outlet. She stated it was her opinion that people w ould use Deerwood Lane more heavily. Paul Casanova, 6323 Deerwood Lane, stated he had done some research and talked to many of his neighbors, as well as the develope r. He noted he respected the fact that people were allowed to do whatever they want ed to on their property to an extent, so he did not have a problem with the developmen t itself, but he did have a concern with increase in traffic. He al so believed more people would be driving on Deerwood Lane. He stated he did not agree w ith the single access point. He indicated waiti ng to get out onto Birch Street was an issue. He stated there was more potential of risk taking when people had to wait to get out into traffic. He expressed concern about the loss of wetlands and wildlife habitat. He expressed concern about the density of the project. He asked if a conservation plan would be looked into. Chair Schaps replied a conservation plan would be up to the developer. Mr. Casanova expressed concern about the st ormwater runoff and drainage. He noted any more water on his property would not be good. He expressed concern about the impact to the wetlands and the increase in in sect populations with more stagnant water. He requested a management plan for the wetlands. Steve Cavanagh, 6331 Deerwood Lane, stated he ha d serious issues with the traffic study. He stated having the developer conduct the tr affic study was a conflic t of interest. He noted the traffic study failed and then the de veloper changed an assumption in the study and then it passed. He noted there was no measurement taken on Fox Road, but they only made an assumption. Mark Pederson, 6307 Deerwood Lane, expresse d concern that the developer had not spoken with the property owners to the north about an access. He expressed concern if there was a north entrance onto Old Birch he did not believe this was a safe access. Janice Beach, 6312 Deerwood Lane, stated sh e was on the Association Board and the Board’s concerns had been well addressed by the previous comments including traffic, safety, and drainage. She expressed concern about only having one access for emergency vehicles. She indicated the Association was not pleased with the proposed development. A resident from 6379 Deerwood Lane , stated besides this development, there were four or five other developments going up in th e area and expressed concern about a major increase in the amount of traffic. He aske d why did they need another development at this time with all of the major traffic concer ns. He asked if there were any plans to put