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COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 24, 1997 Council Member Kuether expressed the concern that Council should not consider this request until the December Planning and Zoning Board and City Council meetings. Council Member Lyden requested clarification of the wetlands impact with respect to the proposed driveway. Ms. Wyland stated that such impact would be minimal. The proposal is for 3,400 square feet of wetland fill, and that Rice Creek Watershed will have to approve this aspect of the proposal. Mr. Ahrens explained that wetland fill of up to 5,000 square feet is permitted. Council Member Lyden also asked about impact of the proposed driveway on development of the buildable property located to its north. Ms. Wyland stated that the property to the north of the proposed driveway is owned by another party, and that access is available from Holly Drive. She added that it may be more appropriate for access to come from Holly Drive in the event that that property is developed. Mayor Landers asked if there should be County approval of the proposed driveway. Ms. Wyland explained that any access would require a County permit. Mayor Landers agreed with Council Member Kuether that Council approval of this project should follow approval by the Planning and Zoning Board. Ms. Wyland explained that the Planning and Zoning Board had substantially approved the project with the sole exception of the portion intended for expansion of the cemetery. Mayor Landers asked if delay in action by Council would pose a hardship to the project. Ms. Kathy Rickert, broker for Home Realty, spoke on behalf of both buyers and sellers. Ms. Rickert provided pictures of the proposed development of this property, stating that they best fit this unique property. She stated that the planned development would include two houses, and pointed out specifically the proposed driveway. Council Member Lyden repeated Mayor Landers' question regarding hardship to the project in the event Council should determine that it should not act on this request until the Planning and Zoning Board has given final approval. Ms. Rickert indicated that delay by Council would pose a hardship, as pending approval by the Rice Creek Watershed District (scheduled to take place on November 25, 1997) the project can go forward immediately. Council Member Bergeson requested clarification from Ms. Wyland as to precisely what portion of the proposed project had not been recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Board. Ms. Wyland confirmed that the two acres which were proposed for addition to the cemetery is the only portion of the proposal that had not been finalized. She added that, in the event the Planning and Zoning Board did not approve expansion of the cemetery, the two acres in question would simply revert to the parcel designated as "Parcel A". Council Member Bergeson indicated that requirements such as those that might be required to expand the cemetery, as proposed, normally relate to property use including buildings and other types of development, and that he could see no reason why the remainder of the project should not go 8