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• Planning & Zoning Board Minutes August 10, 1994 rights of the air park owners to continue their existing operation. Mr. Schones asked about Condition No. 1 and were we talking about the MUSA banking. Mr. Kermis indicated that staff has done some preliminary work on the MUSA question and found that there is very little developable land within the City's existing MUSA boundaries. Rather than trade land and remove a development right from a property owner who currently has MUSA designation, the City would be looking at increasing the whole MUSA area. Mr. Schones asked if obtaining additional MUSA area seems possible. Mr. Schneider explained that we have met with the Metro Council - no commitment has been made but they do see the need. We believe there is only maybe 500 acres of MUSA property and it is not necessarily adjacent to existing sewer lines. We will be meeting with them again later this month or early September. Mr. Schneider further indicated that this land can not be developed until it is in the MUSA and staff recommends that it be added with an overall MUSA increase. He is confident that an expansion will be allowed, especially because it is adjacent to utilities. A comprehensive plan change would have to be processed through the P & Z and include a land use map revision. Mr. Landers asked if maybe we were putting the cart before the horse because we do not know what is going to happen here. We may not get the additional MUSA area. Chairman Schaps stated that we are looking at a rezoning, not a preliminary plat. Tom Mesich indicated that he had heard on the radio that regarding MUSA expansion the Metro Council is using these requests as a tool to get communities to provide a variety of housing opportunities. Is this true? Mr. Schneider indicated that this has not yet been discussed. Gary Uhde, John Johnson and Phil Carlson were present to discuss the concerns that have been expressed at past meetings. These include design layout, phasing, school capacity, MUSA trade /expansion, sensitivity to adjacent properties, traffic, drainage, wetland impact, comprehensive plan amendment. He indicated that they feel this is an appropriate area for expansion. Mr. Carlson explained that they will be asking for no variances and no PDO. They have dropped 18 lots and now have a total proposal of 135 lots. The wetland impact has been reduced, Six lots off Thomas St. have been dropped to two. The proposed overall density is 1.8 units /acre and the development is anticipated to contain 6 phases over the next 7 years with an average of 20 homes per year. A letter has been received from the School District indicating that regardless of what happens, it is better to be in a growth mode then a decline mode. According to the County, this proposal will generate an additional 150 vehicles per day at peak hours and should not pose a problem for the existing roadway design. • Mr. Landers indicated that he did not agree with the County on the traffic question. Mr. Robinson asked if the capacity of 6