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Peregrine Pass May 24, 1999 page 3 The lot areas in the revised, nine -lot PDO all meet the R1 -X minimum. If minimum house sizes in the same range are added to the development plan, staff recommends that the development be found to meet this criterion. 3. Property immediately adjacent to existing MUSA. Land across 12th Ave. is within the existing MUSA. 4. MUSA reserve shall be allocated to net buildable acres. Net buildable acres would be approximately 5.9 acres. 5. Development of the property must be considered a natural utility extension. 6. Development of the property must be considered a natural extension of roads. Sewer and water are in 12th Ave. already. No road extensions are needed. 7. Development shall not affect the health, welfare, and general safety of the community. The development will connect to City sewer and the internal cul de sac provides safe access to 12th Ave. Only a new cul de sac road and one driveway will access 12th Ave. This reduces the accesses that would be needed under standard zoning. 8. Development shall be environmentally compatible with the surrounding area. The site design results from a collaborative effort of the developer and City staff as part of the Preservation Development process. Under the normal zoning standards, the site could be developed for 10 lots. In addition, there would be wetland fill and replacement and more tree loss. Under the proposed plan, the large wetland is preserved and a buffer around it will help protect water quality and the habitat offered by the wetland. A small wetland will be filled, but this would occur under normal zoning as well. There would be seven driveways onto 12th Ave. under normal zoning, and three driveways onto Holly Drive. Fewer driveways preserves more trees on this site, so more of the environment is preserved. The section below on the development plan/plat includes a more extensive discussion of the environmental advantages. 9. Development shall be consistent with the Comprehensive Park Plan. The Park and Trail System Plan shows a "Class II transportation trail" at this location. The Plan states that such trails typically are located in or near the right of way but "as far from the edge of the road as possible (ideally 25 feet or more). The critical concerns are safety (i.e., vehicles running off the road) and snow plowing (i.e., a modern snowplow can throw snow quite a distance)."