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Planning & Zoning Board December 11, 2002 Page 14 Mr. Johnson stated the County did not anticipate Sunset would need widening, except for turning lanes, which was their responsibility. He stated he did not know about the repaving of the street. He stated they would look at life style housing brought up by the previous gentleman if the Board wanted them to. Mr. Corson stated he wanted to see some idea of the hanger design and the types of materials used. He requested they be of a consistent color. He noted a resident had a concern regarding the lack of basements in the homes and asked they look into the possibility of a community storm shelter. With respect to Carl Street, it appeared they made an attempt to slow traffic through there, but asked them to look at another way of slowing traffic by maybe more stop signs. Mr. Johnson replied the east half of the existing Carl Street was 24 feet and the west half was a 30 foot. He stated there was a big "S" curb in the middle of that, which would not meet the criteria for 30 mph. He stated if they wanted the street connected, then they could look at further options to reduce and slow down the traffic. He stated the best traffic calming devise on Carl Street was to not connect it. He stated they also had a "T" intersection which would lead to traffic calming. Mr. Corson stated they were looking for police and fire comments regarding Carl Street being connected. He stated with respect to density, it appeared there was too much density packed into the whole site. Mr. Johnson replied to spread the units apart, would mean less open space, or they would not meet the density to meet the Comprehensive Plan. He stated he understood they had to average at least 3 units per acre. Mr. Smyser stated Mr. Johnson was correct and the land use plan stated medium density had to have at least three units per acre and no more than six units per acre. Mr. Johnson indicated he thought the City wanted open space and wetlands as much as possible. Ms. Lane stated she did not believe this area of the City should be medium density. Mr. Smyser replied the City Council made that decision and staff was bound to implement the Council's decision. Chair Schaps asked if they were required to keep this area medium density. Mr. Smyser replied if they changed the density of the area, they would need to amend the Comprehensive Plan. Chair Schaps asked how long would a Comprehensive Plan amendment take. Mr. Smyser replied conservatively six months. Mr. Lyden stated the question here was is this development good for the City. He asked what would the Metropolitan Council do if they changed the density. He stated he would agree with a Comprehensive Plan amendment. He stated he did not want Carl Street connected unless it was for safety reasons and safety reasons only. He expressed concern about the density of the development. He stated he would not vote for this development with these densities. He thanked Mr. Uhde for his efforts, especially with the Airpark. DRAFT MINUTES • • •