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Planning & Zoning Board January 8, 2003 Page 18 width being recommended to insure that there is adequate room to accommodate two -way traffic, emergency vehicles, and adequate width after snow storage. This condition is critical to the overall design of the townhome area in that it will affect building placement, required setbacks, street width, and block configurations. As such, it must be addressed immediately to insure that a complete PUD review can be conducted. Staff concluded by indicating it feels strongly that the aforementioned four conditions should be fulfilled as per staff recommendation, rather than compromised in the overall site design. Other conditions that were addressed in the December 11, 2002 planning report can be addressed and will be worked out with the developer. However, staff believes that the Planning and Zoning Board should give a strong recommendation that outlines their position on the aforementioned conditions. Chair Schaps invited the applicant to make comment. 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 part 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 DRAFT MINUTES •