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COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 27, 2003 APPROVED 1 would be tracked on the spreadsheet created. City Planner Smyser indicated the Council could • 2 regulate the number of lots through approval of plats and phased approval of final plats. 3 4 City Administrator Waite Smith stated that concerning Councilmember Carlson's question on how 5 does this limit growth, there is another number involved of 147 times 7 years. City Planner Smyser 6 indicated that was correct. City Administrator Waite Smith stated that each year they would be 7 subtracting the number of lots approved from that higher number. 8 9 Councilmember O'Donnell indicated another guiding principal in growth management is considering 10 how many lots are in the current inventory. City Planner Smyser stated yes, but that nothing could be 11 done about what is there now. 12 13 Councilmember O'Donnell clarified as long as the number doesn't exceed the three-year lot 14 inventory. City Planner Smyser indicated this was incorrect. Councilmember O'Donnell stated that 15 one of the qualifiers states that a three-year inventory cannot be exceeded. City Planner Smyser 16 stated again that lots already approved are not part of this ordinance, and the inventory starts at zero. 17 18 Councilmember Reinert indicated the total number of homes for the seven-year period is 1029. He 19 stated that with the ability to go over the 147 units by 20 percent each year, it would be possible to get 20 to the last two years and not be able to approve anymore homes. City Planner Smyser indicated that 21 was correct. 22 23 Councilmember Reinert stated this would be a difficult situation and would be challenged if it dik 24 happens. He referred to the City Attorney as to whether the City would be on firm ground. 25 26 City Attorney Hawkins stated his opinion that the City can do this. He indicated he had given an 27 opinion at the last meeting, adding that other areas have done it successfully. 28 29 Mayor Bergeson asked about the change of wording adding the words to limit growth. He stated he 30 didn't hear City Planner Smyser say specifically what it would be. City Planner Smyser indicated in 31 Section 2, at the bottom of the page, paragraph 5, where it says goal for new growth it would now 32 read goal is to limit new growth. He apologized for the confusion and added that the Task Force that 33 worked on this and the Planning and Zoning Board deserve a lot of credit. 34 35 Councilmember Carlson asked how the three-year lot inventory was determined. City Planner 36 Smyser stated he didn't provide the matrix and spreadsheet this time, but he has a copy if anyone 37 wants one. 38 39 Councilmember Carlson asked if it is three years times 147 per year or if it is based on a different 40 formula. City Planner Smyser indicated the three-year inventory would include 147 times 3 plus the 41 existing inventory. He stated it will decrease over time because the existing lots will be built on. 42 43 Councilmember Carlson questioned if the 2003 inventory would be 147 plus the existing inventory, 44 then 147 additional each year. City Planner Smyser indicated it would. He asked Council to keep in 45 mind that developers will be building on more lots each year than the 147 until the current inventory 46 is used up. He stated there have been 240 or 250 homes built each year recently, but that number will Ali 47 decrease each year. He indicated that if the City sticks to only approving 147 a year it will get to only 1111, 48 having 147 built each year. 12