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CITY OF LINO LAKES
PLANNING & ZONI NG BOARD MINUTES
I.CALL TO ORDE R AND ROLL CALL
Vice Chair Rafferty called the Lino Lakes Plan ning and Zoning Board meeting to order at
6:41 p.m., June 9, 2003.
II.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Mr. Smyser moved Agenda Item 5A down to another location on the agenda.
III.APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 11, 2003
Mr. Tralle made a MOTION approve the June 11, 2003 Minutes and was supported by
Ms. Lane. Motion carried 3-0.
IV.OPEN MIKE
Vice Chair Rafferty declared open mike open at 6:43 p.m.
There was no one present for Open Mike
Mr. Tralle made a MOTION to close Open Mike at 6:44 p.m., and was supported by Ms.
Lane. Motion carried 3-0.
V.ACTION ITEMS
B.PUBLIC HEARING, K-G Development, Ravens Hollow, East of Hodgson
Rd and South of Fox Trace, Preliminary Plat & Rezone
Vice Chair Rafferty opened the Public Hearing at 6:45 p.m.
DATE: July 9, 2003
TIME STARTED: 6:41 P.M.
TIME ENDED: 11:10 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Corson (arrive d at 7:01 p.m.), Hyden, Lane,
Rafferty, and Tralle.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Lyden and Schaps.
STAFF PRESENT: Jeff Smyser ; Michael Grochala; and James
Studenski
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Staff reviewed their July 9, 2003 report a nd recommended approval of the project with
the conditions as noted in their report and adding the following two conditions: 11. Shall
not final plat until 2004 to be consistent with the growth manageme nt policy restriction
on annual MUSA allocation. 12. Landscaping sh all be added on Lot 1, Block 3 to create
a buffer between the home and Hodgson Rd.
Mr. Corson arrived at 7:01 p.m.
Vice Chair Rafferty invited applicant to make comment.
Rocky Goertz, K-G Development, stated he agreed with the 12 conditions as summarized
by staff. He noted on the utility easement they would add language into the conditions or
add it into the final plat that the garage would be on the north end on Lot 1, Block 1. He
stated on Lot 1, Block 3, they would add landscaping and/or berming.
Vice Chair Rafferty inquired about recreati onal vehicles on the property. Mr. Goertz
replied they would only be allowed on th e property for 24 hours, this included RV’s,
campers, and boats. He noted all homeowner s would be subject to the covenants.
Ms. Lane asked if the homes would have ba sements. Mr. Goertz replied all homes,
including the townhomes, would have basements.
Mr. Tralle inquired about the aesthetics of the homes. Mr. Goertz replied the townhomes
would look similar, but the single-family homes would be unique.
Vice Chair Rafferty noted they were looking fo r something different in this development.
Mr. Goertz replied there would three or four different styl es, with one or two of them
being better sellers.
Mr. Tralle expressed concern about the homes all being the same colors. Mr. Goertz
replied they would be different colors.
Vice Chair Rafferty asked for public comments.
Wayne Lasky, 6200 Linda Lane, stated he was hoping this area would remain single-
family homes and was against the townhomes because he believed they would lead to
lesser property values, and he did not be lieve the property was large enough for
townhomes. He expressed concern about the value of his property if the townhomes
were put in.
Homeowner, 6224 Linda Lane, agreed with Mr. Lasky and stated he would like to see
single-family homes in this development. He also expressed con cern about the value of
this property going down with townhomes bei ng in this development. He stated he
bought into the neighborhood thinking it would be single-family homes.
Becki McDonald, 6212 Linda Lane, agreed with the previous comments. She stated she
had been in a detached townhome development previously and believed they presented
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the feeling of row houses. She stated she ha d moved into this area because of the larger
lots and the rural feel. She asked the co nstruction traffic not go through the Fox Trace
development. Mr. Goertz replied the c onstruction traffic w ould not go through that
development.
Ms. McDonald expressed concern regarding access off of Hodgson Road. She expressed
concern about the safety of th e children in the area and an additional increase in traffic.
She expressed concern that there was no park in the area where children did not have to
cross a busy road.
Vice Chair Rafferty stated there had been many neighborhood meetings and he believed
the park issue was addressed. Mr. Goertz replied there was a designated park 300 feet to
the east, but the Park Board did not have the money to develop that park. He stated he
would follow up with the Park Department to see if funds could be set aside for a park.
Amy Medley, 6201 Linda Lane, expressed conc ern about the traffic and the townhome
development.
Kevin McLaughlin, 322 Linda Court, expre ssed concern about decreasing property
values and agreed with the other comments made . He stated he did not want to see lower
value properties in the development. He thanked Mr. Goertz for creating a buffer
between their development and the proposed townhomes.
Mary Altstatt, 6134 Ware Road, expressed concern about another access on Ware Road
and her not being able to get out of their dr iveway. She stated it was impossible to get
out of her driveway as it was.
Jim Davis, 6149 Ware Road, stated he did not want the townhomes on the south end of
the project and indicated he wanted to see it remain single-family homes. He expressed
concern about his property value. He expr essed concern about basements being put in
also because of the wetness of the land.
Mr. Tralle made a MOTION to close the publ ic hearing at 7:35 p.m. and was supported
by Mr. Corson. Motion carried 4-0.
Mr. Corson asked why where there multi-family zones in the City. Mr. Smyser replied
there were a number of factors that was cons idered when the City is planned, including
Met Council requirements.
Mr. Goertz stated he did not believe these were substandard homes and they would be
sold for $300,000.00 plus. He noted this would not be Section 8 housing. He indicated
he had held one neighborhood meeting and two public hearings for neighborhood input.
He stated he did not believe the resale valu e of the existing homes would be affected by
this development. He noted the covenant s put on this development would regulate what
was put on the lots, which would bene fit the Fox Trace neighborhood also.
Ms. McDonald expressed concern on tow nhome developments on both sides of Fox
Trace development.
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Ms. Lane stated what this Board did was only a recommendation and the City Council
had the final say. She encouraged the neighbor s to attend the City Council if they had
concerns about this development.
Rod Morton, 360 Linda Circle, stated he ha d attended all of the neighborhood meetings.
He noted Mr. Goertz had done an excellent job of communicating with them and the
issue he believed was how it was going to be rezoned. He asked what would happen to
the north of them and expressed concern that this would be a high or medium density area
with the Fox Trace development, whic h was low density, sandwiched between.
Mr. Smyser replied zoning to all single-family was not an option without amending the
Comprehensive Plan and the City Council had stated they would not amend the
Comprehensive Plan and it was the City Council ’s direction to the Bo ard to work this out
without amending the Comprehensive Plan.
Vice Chair Rafferty requested a condition be added that the covenants had to be
registered with Anoka County and if there wa s an association, the a ssociation had to also
be registered with Anoka County by the devel oper at the time of the Final Plat. Mr.
Goertz agreed to this condition.
Mr. Hyden made a MOTION to approve K-G Development, Ravens Hollow, East of
Hodson Rd. and South of Fox Trace rezoning from R (Rural) to Residential Planned Unit
Development and was supported by Mr . Tralle. Motion carried 4-0.
Mr. Corson made a MOTION to approve th e MUSA Allocation fo r the year 2004 and
was supported by Mr. Hyden. Motion carried 4-0.
Mr. Tralle made a MOTION to approve the Preliminary Plat/PUD Development Stage
Plan subject to the thirteen (13) conditi ons and was supported by Mr. Corson. Motion
carried 4-0.
A.CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTI ON NO. 03-01 REGARDING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF TAX INCREM ENT FINANCING DISTRICT NO.
1-10
Staff reviewed their July 9, 2003 report a nd recommended adopting Resolution No. 03-01
finding the modification of Development Di strict No. 1 and Establishment of Tax
Increment Financing District No. 1-10 is cons istent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Tralle asked if the property across from the Village property was already in District
No. 1. Ms. Divine replie d it would not be included.
Mr. Corson asked how many jobs would be cr eated. Ms. Divine replied the business
coming in would create approximately 100 jobs.
Mr. Hyden asked where the other District was located. Ms. Divine replied 1-9 was
scattered around this area.
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Ms. Divine stated the City Council had scheduled a public h earing on August 11 for
consideration of this Resolution.
Mr. Corson asked if the EDA felt comfortable with this Resolution. Ms. Divine replied
they were.
Mr. Corson made a MOTION to recommend approval of Resolution No. 03-01 finding
the modification of Development District No. 1 and Establishment of Tax Increment
Financing District No. 1-10 is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and was
supported by Ms. Lane. Motion carried 4-0.
Vice Chair Rafferty recessed the meeting at 8:17 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at
8:27 p.m.
C. PUBLIC HEARING, Franke Feela, Inc., Ha ley Manor, NE portion of MarDon
Acres, Rezone, Preliminary Plat & Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Vice Chair Rafferty opened the Public Hearing at 8:27 p.m.
Staff reviewed their July 9, 2003 report and recommended approval with the twelve (12)
conditions as noted in their report.
Mr. Rafferty expressed concern that this info rmation had not being made available to the
public in attendance tonight and he favored tabling this to the next meeting.
Mr. Corson recommended the developer meet with the neighbors and have a
neighborhood meeting with all of the re sidents if this was continued.
Ms. Lane asked if the developer had met w ith the people who wanted to develop this
property. Mr. Feela replied he had met with those people, but he had not met with the
other residents in this area.
An audience member stated she believed thos e in attendance tonight did not object to this
development, but instead wanted to be includ ed in the connection of sewer and water.
Mr. Smyser suggested following the proper procedure and if the Board wished to
continue the meeting, it could be done at the end of the public comments.
Mr. Hyden asked if they needed the majority of the residents to approve. Mr. Smyser
replied some of the residents were interest ed in having sewer and water service and in
order for utilities to go in, somebody had to pay for them and the other issue was that
they did not want to create isolated lots without being able to handle storm water
management. He stated with a plat like this , there was a grading plan and if there was no
grading plan, with area being extremely wet this was a very significant issue. He stated
there was also a requirement th at a creation of new sewered lots must be done with a plat
and could not be done as a minor subdivision any longer. He st ated in the past they had
received petitions for sewer and water, bu t the City had decide d not to do that now
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without platting the property. He noted this was a very unusual situation because it was
creating new lots within an existing neighborhood.
Mr. Hyden asked if any of the people in th e low-density unsewered had a say regarding
this. Mr. Smyser replied the residents along Lois Lane would have to get together and
form a plat if they wanted a sewer and wate r connection. He stated the owners of these
four lots and their developer are the only ones who had put together all the pieces. He
replied the other residents in the area did no t have a plat and a plat was necessary for
approval.
Mr. Hyden asked about the Environmental Board’s concern regarding setting precedence
with MUSA. Mr. Smyser replied he underst ood the people in several unsewered areas
did not want to be pressured to hook up. Th e Comprehensive Plan was written to protect
these residents until the residents wanted to hook up.
Mr. Tralle asked how many acres was MarDon Acres. Mr. Smyser replied it was 120 to
130 acres with Sherwood Green.
Ms. Lane stated they were talk ing approximately four lots pe r acre and asked if this was
within the medium density. Mr. Smyser repl ied it would result in 14 lots total and the
whole area involved was 6 acres, which was 2.25 units per acre and this fit into the
density requirement.
Ms. Lane stated the residents could submit a plat, even if they had one-acre lots. Mr.
Smyser replied that was correct, how ever, platting one acre was difficult.
Mr. Grochala replied it was a C ity requirement that residents bring the sewer to their lot
line for the next person and this was very expe nsive, so he did not believe the residents
would want to extend the sewe r without splitting their lot.
Drinda Miller, 7839 Country Lane, stated she was angry because she expected to have a
good discussion at this meeting and they could not have that discussion because there was
no video tonight. Vice Chair Rafferty again apol ogized for the lack of video tonight. He
stated this was very unusual.
Greg Miller, 7839 Country Lane, stated ther e was a process to petition for sewer and
water, but then they were told they could not have sewer and water without a platting by
a developer. He asked why they had the pe tition process if it did no good. He expressed
concern regarding access. He stated 77 th Street has now been blocked with the
development of Target. He stated this made Lois Lane the only access to Lake Drive and
stated this was already a bad corner with resp ect to traffic. He asked if they were going
to add houses, something be done with the access to the area. He asked for wording that
Lois Lane would not be half closed during the construction of the homes so they could
get into their property at all times.
Tony Cavegn, 7870 Country Lane, inquired ab out the park dedication. Mr. Smyser
summarized how the park dedication was determined.
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Mr. Cavegn noted they did not opt out of the ut ilities, just out of the development. He
stated they were not selling their property. He noted he was not opposed to being platted,
but his opposition was the numbers he was given was different once he informed the
developer he was not interested in selling his property and he was not happy with those
numbers. He stated he would like to s ubdivide his land at some point. Mr. Grochala
replied they have had discussions with Mr . Cavegn and some of this would not get done
until they had approval, but since it was public sewer and water being run down the
street, that those lines would ne ed to be stubbed to his propert y. He stated the properties
would share in the cost of running the sewer and water with a credit being given to the
developer. He stated once Mr. Cavegn’s property was subdivided and he hooked up, Mr.
Cavegn would be charged a hook up charge.
Tim Anderson, 547 Lois Lane, stated he was c onfused on this issue. He asked how they
could make an exception to the rule for Mr. Cavigen while there were different rules for
the remainder of the residents. He stated he had been told he needed to submit a petition
to the City for hook up, which he did. He no ted he had five people on his petition. He
stated he was against this development b ecause it would lower hi s property value. He
asked when would the final numbers be es tablished for Mr. Cavigen. Mr. Grochala
replied Mr. Cavigen would still be responsib le for platting and subdividing the property
in the same manner that this request was being made. He indicated Mr. Cavigen’s
property would be assessed at the time th e property was platted and subdivided.
Vice Chair Rafferty noted they did not have al l of the answers at this time and he did not
believe it was appropriate they estimate costs.
Mr. Anderson asked how did the cost get dist ributed fairly to ev eryone that benefited
from the features. Mr. Grochala summarized how the City calculated the cost.
Mr. Anderson stated he had met with the deve loper previously and he felt it would be to
his benefit to assess his property at the time he chose to subdivide. He stated the majority
of the residents west of the project were in favor of connecting to water and sewer. Mr.
Grochala stated this petition did not have an ything to do with this development and if the
residents wanted to connect in the future, th ey would have a replat their land and request
a Comprehensive Plan amendment. He stated this was not dictated by this development
and it would be up to the City Council if they wanted to amend the Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Anderson replied he believed it would be more efficient to have this done at one
time, instead of twice.
Vice Chair Rafferty stated the process they we re doing tonight would have to be followed
for all residents in the area interested in co nnecting to sewer and water. He asked how
long would it take for the City to get thei r information forwarde d to the Metropolitan
Council. Mr. Smyser replied this proce ss had already taken 3-4 months and the
Metropolitan Council had 120 days in which to respond once it was submitted. He noted
there was a lot more to this than the resident s wanting to simply connect to the sewer and
water.
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Vice Chair Rafferty noted just because th ey recommended approval and the Council
approved it, did not mean the Metropolitan Council would approve the Comprehensive
Plan amendment. Mr. Smyser replied that was correct.
Mr. Grochala replied the Metr opolitan Council was not in fa vor of extending sewered and
water into small areas.
Mr. Anderson stated he had sewer and sep tic systems stubbed to their back, but they
could not do anything because they did not ha ve sewer and septic to their front and he
believed they were stuck and he believed it wa s more efficient to have this done all at one
time. Mr. Smyser replied th e City would like to connect everything at one time, but it
was not possible without it all be ing planned and platted together.
Debbie Waldoch, 559 Lois Lane, stated she wa s the one that starte d the petition for the
road. She indicated she had talked with Mr. Studenski in May who informed her that
nothing had been done with Mr. Feela and now Mr. Studenski said they had been
speaking with Mr. Feela for four months. She stated she had every intention of
subdividing her lot. She stated she did no t understand why they w ould tear up the road
twice. She noted she would now have a road on both the front and back of her property.
She asked why didn’t the City put in the sewe r and water and assess their property. She
noted she had every intention of paying for the sewer and water.
Vice Chair Rafferty stated if the developer had not come before the Board without the
proper procedure, he would not get sewer and water.
Ms. Waldoch stated she did not understand how a developer could come in and affect
five other lots.
Mr. Grochala stated they had been looking at this for four months and there had been
several letters sent to the residents along Lois Lane, but they had not received an
application for review by the de veloper until June 11. He in dicated the City did not get
involved in development, the City only looked at the proposals. He indicated they were
not saying sewer and water could not be exte nded, but right now they had a developer
who was willing to pay for sewer and water to their development, and if other residents
wanted to have sewer and water they had to follow the proper procedures, just as this
developer had followed the proper procedures. He stated the City could not, by Charter,
run sewer and water on its own and it was not the City’s responsibility to design a plat,
which was what was required by the Ordinan ce. He stated the City was not going to
spend money, without getting reimbursed for it. He indicated this was a developer-
installed project, paid for by the developer. This was not a City installed project.
Ms. Waldoch asked if the road would be torn up twice. Mr. Grochala replied this was a
possibility.
Vice Chair Rafferty stated the developer was accumulating costs that he has to pay, and if
any of the lots to the west and south wanted to subdivide, it was in their best interest to
follow the process set by the City to subd ivide. He stated the developer was not
guaranteed sewer and water. He indicated a petition was not the only process to get
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sewer and water, it was just one small part of the whole process. He indicated he did not
believe this meeting was the proper forum fo r addressing their concerns. He noted there
was a process to follow and it was not ju st the matter of extending the sewer.
Ms. Waldoch asked where the developer was going to put the runoff from this
development so it did not affect her propert y. Mr. Smyser replied the developer had
submitted a grading plan, which indicated where the water was being drained. He
pointed out to Ms. Waldoch where the wa ter was being proposed to run off to.
A resident on Lot number 3 also expressed co ncern regarding water run off. She stated
her lot had been flooded twice. Mr. Smyser replied one of the most important parts of a
development plan was that there was a gradi ng plan and they knew where the storm water
was going to flow. He indicated to create new lots without doing this was irresponsible,
particularly in Lino Lakes where water was a huge issue. He noted there were
developments in the City that were suffering from prior mistakes and now they had really
tightened down on the water issue. He indica ted the City was extremely strict on storm
water management now and platting was the way that they made sure this got done
properly.
Mr. Studenski stated nothing could leave th e site in excess of what was the existing
condition. He indicated this project met the requirements and there was nothing that
would affect the adjoining properties. He stated the pond design was designed for a 100-
year flood event.
Mr. Tralle stated he was not comfortable with going forward with this and tearing put the
street twice. He indicated he was in favor of tabling this one-month to give the residents
an opportunity for the adjoining re sidents to hire an engineer and start their process, but if
the residents were not serious about this th en he was in favor of this development.
Mr. Tralle made a MOTION to continue th e public hearing to next month and was
supported by Ms. Lane.
Vice Chair Rafferty noted the applicant ha d not been given the opportunity to make
comment and invited applicant to make comment.
Frank Feela of Frank Feela, Inc., stated the septic systems in the area were failing and if
they get through this process tonight, th ey still had to get C ouncil’s approval and
Metropolitan Council’s approval, which would br ing this at least 60 days out. He stated
holding them up another month was not right and the residents could still start the process
in the next month.
Mr. Grochala stated even if the sewer was extended, there would alwa ys be residents that
wanted to connect and questioned where would they stop the process. He stated these
processes were on two different time lines.
Vice Chair Rafferty noted it was not fair to hold up the developer at this time.
Mr. Tralle withdrew his MOTION a nd Ms. Lane withdrew her second.
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Vice Chair Rafferty asked if Mr. Feela agreed to meet all of the c onditions. Mr. Feela
replied he would meet all of th e conditions as outlined by staff.
Kevin Murphy, 583 Lois Lane, clarified ther e was nothing wrong with his septic tank
right now, but it was frozen so lid last spring like everyone else. He stated by delaying
this, it was not a hardship for him.
Mr. Grochala stated he believed there we re non-conforming and failing septic systems in
this area.
Mr. Hyden made a MOTION to close the publ ic hearing at 10:00 p.m. and was supported
by Mr. Tralle. Motion carried 4-0.
Mr. Corson made a MOTION to approve the Comprehensive Plan Amendment changing
land use from Low Density Unsewered to Lo w Density Sewered Re sidential and obtain
additional MUSA Reserve and Allocate MUSA and was supported by Mr. Tralle.
Motion carried 4-0.
Mr. Corson made a MOTION to approve the rezone from Rural to R-1 and was supported
by Mr. Tralle. Motion carried 4-0.
Mr. Corson made a MOTION to approved the Preliminary Plat with the twelve (12)
conditions as noted in staff’s report, and was supported by Mr. Hyden. Motion carried 4-
0.
Mr. Corson made a MOTION to approve the variance for 132 feet lot depth, and was
supported by Ms. Lane. Motion carried 4-0.
D.CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING, Discount Tire, 633 Apollo Drive, Site
Plan Review and CUP
Vice Chair Rafferty reopened th e public hearing at 10:05 p.m.
Staff reviewed their July 9, 2003 report a nd recommended approval of the proposed CUP
with the nine conditions as noted in staff’s report. He indicated he was adding a tenth
condition that the trash enclosure be in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. He
indicated staff was recommending approval of this development with the ten conditions.
Mr. Tralle asked if the frontage road wa s private and if it was maintained by the
development. Mr. Grochala replied it was a pr ivate road maintained by the development.
Mr. Tralle inquired about th e landscaping on the boulevard and who was responsible for
it. Mr. Grochala replied each devel opment was responsible for the boulevard
landscaping, but the City would requirement coordination of the landscaping by the
developments.
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Vice Chair Rafferty invited applicant to make comment.
Bill Wendell, Discount Tire, 8000 West 78 th Street, Edina, stated Lino Lakes was one of
the first areas he drove and he noted there was a Target a nd Kohls in the City and they
were associated with Target and Kohls in othe r states, and therefore he had an interest in
developing in this area. He st ated they were a retailer who only sold tires. He noted they
believed in quality and all work was done inside.
Vice Chair Rafferty asked how many employees they would have. Mr. Wendell replied
there would be typically eight to ten em ployees at the store at any one time.
Mr. Tralle made a MOTION to close the publ ic hearing at 10:26 p.m. and was supported
by Mr. Corson. Motion carried 4-0.
Ms. Lane made a MOTION to approve the Site Plan Review and CUP with ten (10)
conditions. The motion was supported by Mr. Corson. Motion carried 4-0.
E.Century Farm North, Final Plat
Staff reviewed their July 9, 2003 report a nd recommended approval of the Final Plat
subject to twenty-three (23) conditions as noted in the Resolution.
Vice Chair Rafferty stated he wanted the overhang on the airplane hangers to be 36
inches. Mr. Uhde, applicant, replied the airport associa tion had requested the overhangs
be 24-36 inches in the event the building insp ectors required additional trusses be added.
Mr. Smyser replied he would run this by the building inspectors for their opinion.
Vice Chair Rafferty stated he wanted the ove rhang to be 36 inches on the hangers for
consistency in the area.
Mr. Tralle stated he believed the developer s hould pay the full park dedication fee. Mr.
Grochala stated this would be an issu e for the City Attorney to look at.
Vice Chair Rafferty asked what did the devel oper want the park dedication figure to be.
Mr. Uhde stated they were at the Park Bo ard on Monday and they had been directed by
the Board for the past year to dedicate la nd and not cash. He stated up until a few days
ago, they had not decided which land to dedica te. He indicated they had not seen what
the City was requiring until a c ouple of days ago. He noted the dedication should be a
percentage, considering they were donating land.
Vice Chair Rafferty indicated that $103,821 was a small part of this whole development,
and he did not see why they c ould not come to an agreement on this and get it resolved.
Mr. Uhde indicated if they could not come to an agreement with the City, by State
Statute, they could escrow the money and ta ke it to arbitration. He noted he did not
believe this would go as far as a Court proceeding.
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Mr. Grochala indicated this was something they would need to work on with Mr. Uhde
and the attorneys. Ms. Lane noted this wa s a matter of interpreta tion and it was up the
attorneys to interpret it, and as long as the developer would be requ ired to escrow the
funds, she did not see this as an issue.
Mr. Grochala indicated staff was co mfortable with this arrangement.
Vice Chair Rafferty stated it was disappointing this has taken so long and if they could
not have all of the answers in fron t of them, it should be not approved.
Mr. Corson made a MOTION to approve the Ce ntury Farm North Final Plat subject to
the twenty-three (23) conditions as noted in the Resolution. and was supported by Mr.
Hyden. Motion carried 4-0.
VI. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Continued – Banners, as they relate to the City Sign Ordinance
The Board requested this be po stponed to next month’s meeting.
B. Continued – Fabric accessory structures, used as carports
The Board requested this be po stponed to next month’s meeting.
VII.ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Tralle made a MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 11:15 p.m. and was supported by
Mr. Corson. Motion carried 4-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Altman, Recording Secretary
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc .