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Planning & Zoning Board February 12, 2003 APPROVED MINUTES Page 16 late April and they would start marketing th e townhomes in late fall, early winter. He stated it was important to have all three pr oducts available in the initial marketing. He stated they needed to have an ongoing i nventory of approximately 40 units to allow people their choice of location. He stated they had a total of 95 acres, with 25 acres being open space. He stated they were willing to work within the confines of the Ordinance. He asked for input on their proposed phasing. Chair Schaps asked what was the materials going to be. Mr. Johnson replied they would be maintenance free and because it would be a part of a homeowners’ association, they would be maintained by that homeowners’ association. He stated they had not specifically talked about what materials we re going to be used, but they would work within what staff recommended. Mr. Kirmis noted there were instances where the sides of the multi unit structures faced the streets and asked that those facades were “dressed up”, so they were not a blank wall to make them more attractive. Mr. John son replied he believed there were windows along the side, in addition to additional landscaping. If noted if windows were not there, he would not be opposed to adding them. Bill Noel, 346 Carl Street, stat ed his opinion had not changed and he did not want Carl Street to go through because it affected if pr operty value. He noted traffic on Carl Street would increase substantially if it went through. He noted there was a danger factor by having increased traffic on Carl St reet. He indicated other opti ons to get to that area had not been explored. He stated the sod ow ner was willing to se ll his property, but nobody followed through with him to see what options were available. Dave Ramsden, 302 Carl Street, stated he could not see anybody driving down Carl Street doing 45 mph, which is what Chief Benne tt indicated emergency vehicles traveled. He asked how was there enough room from the d itch to put in a road. Mr. Smyser replied they had looked at that issue and it would work. Mr. Ramsey asked if there would be a fen ce along the road so people did not end up in the ditch. Ernest Olson, Lot 12, stated he was opposed to the Carl Street connection. He stated if they had to have a through street, a compro mise would be to have an emergency only vehicle route. He noted the police did not ca re if there was a thr ough street or not. He stated the road could have knock down barrie rs. He stated knock down barriers would not do any damage to emergency vehicles doing through them. He stated when he purchased his property, it was on a cul-de-sac and property on cul-de-sacs meant higher property values. Jeff Kolstad, 296 Carl Street, stated he was “h ighly” frustrated with the City and the process. He stated at no time had anyone fr om the City come up with a different proposal for Carl Street. He stated it appeared th e City wanted to push the street through. He stated traffic did not warrant Carl Street to go through. He stated he had spoken with the Rice Creek Watershed District and there was a 50 foot easement from the center of the ditch to the edge of the road. He noted de velopment history proved the Carl Street was