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• • • existing air park lots along Carl St. If Carl St. does not connect, the new air park lots will be separated from the rest, which would seem to violate the concept of an air park "neighborhood ". Therefore, if new air park lots are to be created with the Behm's plat, Carl St. should connect to the new plat. Air Park Lot Sizes: Existing air park lots on Carl St. are 373' deep, with widths ranging from 123' to 178' (1.1 acre to 1.5 acre). The hangers can be up to 3200 sf. The size of any new air park lots should accommodate the houses, hangers, and taxiways. Northern Road Alignment in Powerline Location: One of the options presented by the project applicant is the future creation of a road along the powerline easement to provide access to 4th Ave. and a connection between 4th Ave. and Sunset Rd. At the August meeting, discussion included the likelihood of future opposition to this connection by residents of the new Behm's neighborhood —the neighborhood that will be created by the plat under consideration. Staff believes that the opposition that will occur will most likely prevent the connecting road from being constructed. There are physical design issues to consider as well. The powerline easement is 90 feet wide. If a road is built along the northern edge of the easement, the powerline easement will cover the front 90 feet of the lots fronting on the road. The houses will have to be setback at least 90 feet to be out of the easement, with 90' driveways. The front yards will have high voltage powerlines crossing them. This does not seem to be a very inviting neighborhood design. Even if the paved road is offset as close as possible to the towers, at least 50 -60 feet of front yards will be under the powerline easement with the wires overhead. Since the property on which this hypothetical road is located is not being developed, we have no design that shows a road and plat layout that could be workable. Lacking this, it is impossible to know the feasibility of developing the property with a road connecting the Behm's development with 4th Ave. Additional Growth: The property on which this hypothetical road would be built is guided as a Stage 2 (post 2010) area. Because of this, it will not be allowed to develop for some time, if ever. In addition, the comprehensive plan clearly requires decreasing the amount of annual growth. There is no way to know when this property will be developed and the road will be built. RECOMMENDATION Re -open public hearing. Provide direction to staff on the Carl St. connection question. Continue public hearing.