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Planning & Zoning Board January 8, 2003 Page 18 APPROVED MINUTES Gary Uhde, Century Farm North Development, Inc., stated they would like to zero in on those four items and Mr. Johnson can provide additional details on them. He stated they hope that once those items are discussed, a recommendation is made to move ahead for discussion at several City Council work sessions. He stated they are running out of time and are concerned about the timing. He noted that Marie Cote, SRF Engineering, is also present to address the traffic study, if desired. John Johnson, Director of Engineering for Metro Land Surveying and Engineering and representing the applicant, stated the changes incorporated since the last meeting are to realign a roadway, minor shifting of townhome units to put more of the private open space within the middle of the project, and they have submitted a screening plan to address the compatibility issue with the hangers. He noted the proposed board-on-board fence with screening to screen the single-family homes from the hanger area. He stated they feel this is a solution that would solve the compatibility issue. He stated there was discussion about density so two prospectives have been provided on that issue. He displayed a large colored density prospective for the Board’s review. Mr. Johnson stated phasing is an important pa rt of the growth management program. He explained that proposed Phase I would have 60 lots but did not provide for connection to Carl Street or townhomes. Phase II went from 60 units to 80 units, provided all four townhome styles, and the connection to Carl Street. He stated there is a much higher level of interest than anticipated a month ago. He stated several townhomes would be eliminated and five more Airpark homes would be added. Mr. Johnson stated they continue to coordinate with the Rice Creek Watershed District. He stated they started working with them in 1987 and submitted a delineation plan in 1998 but not yet received their response. On the driveway access, Mr. Johnson noted that they purposely designed the alley to be an alley to discourage people from making it a street and park along it. He stated they made it more narrow so parking would not occur. Now the plan has a distance of 60 feet minimum which will create offsets and minimize the straight row appearance. Now they can possibly widen the driveway to 20 feet without effecting the plat as it is drawn. However, then the shorter driveways would be 20 feet in length instead of 22 feet as currently provided. He noted that would also lower the amount of impervious surface. Mr. Johnson stated if a wider driveway is required, they would not want to consider 24 feet since it may encourage people to park in that area. Chair Schaps asked if people won’t park there anyway. Mr. Johnson stated he did not think so if it was more narrow in width. With regard to the Century Trail and Carl Street intersection, Mr. Johnson stated the proposed design was important to those who live on Carl Street. He stated there is some opportunity for traffic calming and he thought the Board wanted it as is being proposed. Mr. Johnson stated that units will not be sold until next year and they anticipate 40 units in 2004 and 40 units in 2005. He stated the phasing plan will be important in how it will