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Planning & Zoning Board October 13, 2004 Page 6 changing. However, in this particular development, they were trying to make the impervious surfaces as small as possible in an effort to preserve as much of the nonpaved area as they could. He indicated they had not considered putting in sidewalks in this development, but noted if they did, the right -of -way would need to be widened. He stated a sidewalk would be nice in this development, but there was a tradeoff also in order to preserve the open space. Chair Rafferty stated the developer had done a good job on this development and commended him for that. He stated he liked the idea of a give and take and to work through the process to get this done, but asked why was there 57 homes, instead of 56. Mr. Schoenbauer replied the extra lot came in because the lots along the cul -de -sac were the most expensive lots and when the cul -de -sac was taken out, the developer lost an economic benefit, so therefore he, not the developer, recommended this lot be added to make up for those lost dollars and to preserve more open space. Mr. Laden asked if the temporary cul -de -sac would be constructed to the standard cul -de- sac requirements. Mr. Studenski replied it would. Mr. Hyden made a MOTION to close the public hearing at 8:06 p.m. and was supported by Mr. Tralle. Motion carried 5 -0. Mr. Root noted this was to be approved as a package and yet they were approving the Growth Management Policy Ordinance 01 -03 in the next item. Mr. Smyser stated Mr. Root was correct and he proposed this project would be subject to whether the Council approved the amendments to Ordinance 01 -03. Chair Rafferty asked if they should have had that discussion first before they had the public hearing. Mr. Rafferty replied that was a possibility. Chair Rafferty asked if the Board wanted to address the Growth Management Plan issue now to help in the decision making process. Mr. Root suggested they table this item and discuss the next item and then come back to this item. Mr. Root made a MOTION to table item 5A until after discussion and recommendation of item 5B and was supported by Mr. Tralle. Motion carried 5 -0. B. PUBLIC HEARING for Amending Ordinance No. 01 -03, Growth Management Policy to provide residential development phasing flexibility for conservation development projects Chair Rafferty opened the pubic hearing at 8:10 p.m. Staff explained the City adopted Ordinance 01 -03 in January 2003. This ordinance lists the specifics of the growth management policy, including the annual limits on the number of MUSA acres to be allocated and the number of units /lots to be platted. The policy DRAFT MINUTES • • •