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• • • AGENDA ITEM V. D STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jeff Smyser P & Z MEETING DATE: September 11, 2002 TOPIC: CONTINUTED PUBLIC HEARING: Behm's Century Farms 6th & 7th Addns. BACKGROUND The P & Z continued the public hearing on this project at the August 14 meeting. There were a number of issues to be resolved. Major design issues include access and roads, parkland, potential new air park lots, air park impacts, wetlands, and future development on surrounding lands. The applicant submitted new plans on Wednesday, September 4. This did not allow time for staff to review and analyze the new submittals. ANALYSIS Road access and connections are important design issues. The question of connecting Carl St. was discussed extensively at the August meeting. This is a major issue, and it affects numerous other aspects of the project and of this area of the City. Staff is asking to the P & Z to consider the following information and then give staff direction on whether or not Carl St. should be connected. Based on that direction, staff will work with the applicant on the design of the plat. Traffic Study: The applicant hired a consultant to prepare a traffic study. The study was summarized at the August meeting. At that time, staff had not had the opportunity to review the traffic study. The City Engineer now has had the applicant's traffic study analyzed. That analysis is attached (TKDA memo from Steven Elmer, August 23). Note that several assumptions and conclusions in the study may not be universally accepted. Air Park Lots and Carl Street: The majority of P & Z members voiced opposition to connecting Carl St. to the new development. At the same time, most P & Z members expressed support for new air park lots that would each accommodate a home and a hanger. It would seem that the best way to incorporate new air park lots would be to design them to be part of the existing air park. If this is to occur, they should be connected to the