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COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 27, 2003 APPROVED 1 • 2 A diagram has been provided to demonstrate easement requirements. (1007.9) 3 4 A joint trench requirement for utilities has been added. This has been the City's practice, but it has 5 not been formally adopted by ordinance. (1007.10) 6 7 Park Dedication: The City adopted new park dedication requirements in 2001. The new subdivision 8 ordinance includes these with no changes. It would be useful to review the park dedication fees at the 9 end of 2003 for possible increase. 10 11 Tree Preservation: Section 1009 addresses the Tree Preservation requirements of subdividers. Item 12 3a on page 1009.2 requires the preparation of a tree inventory by a licensed professional to 13 encompass the entire property. In the Tree Replacement section on page 1009.4 Staff is proposing 14 the addition of the wording 'that was supposed to be saved but was' to paragraph 1 as outlined in 15 Attachment A. This will clarify an issue that has been difficult for developers and landowners to 16 understand. 17 18 Improvements: Section 1010 lists elements of a new development that must be installed, and 19 mandates certain ones as the developer's responsibility. The new development agreement 20 requirements include a final grading survey to ensure that the grading plan was implemented by the 21 developer, which addresses the concern Councilmember Carlson raised earlier. Developers will not 22 be able to start building houses until grading plans are completed to specification. Based on previous 23 conversations the words 'and prior to approval of the final plat' will be removed from line one of • 24 Section 1010.6. 25 26 City Planner Smyser explained that much of the work in the last few months has focused on the 27 timing of the site work in relation to the preliminary and final plat approvals. In order to implement a 28 Growth Management Policy with restrictions on growth, it is necessary that the Subdivision 29 Ordinance strictly control what work occurs when. After discussion with the City Council at a work 30 session, staff revised the ordinance to reflect Council direction. 31 32 City Planner Smyser noted that grading of the entire site can occur after preliminary plat approval, 33 with a development agreement that covers the grading. This agreement can include construction of 34 street, water, and sanitary sewer in the first phase. However, this construction cannot actually occur 35 until the first phase received final plat approval. Subsequent phases must then have additional 36 development agreements to address construction of streets, water, and sewer. 37 38 Financial Security, Enforcement, Severability, Supremacy and Effective Date and Signatures: These 39 final sections refer to the policies and provide a brief overview. 40 41 City Planner Smyser pointed out that the staff report contained pages that listed corrections to be 42 made as part of the approval of the first reading of the ordinance. Staff recommended the Council 43 approve the first reading of Ordinance 04-03, with the corrections listed on Attachment A. 44 45 Councilmember O'Donnell asked if all comments from City Council and the Boards had been 46 considered and a clean copy would be provided for the second reading. City Planner Smyser •47 indicated they had and a clean copy would be available. 48 20