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APPENDIX A Ann Bucheck presented the following reasons for denial of the preliminary plat for Packard Park 2nd Addition at the August 18, 1987 City Council meeting. 1. We are only looking at the preliminary for the 2nd Addition. We would like it to be on record that in no way is any kind of approval being given for the 3rd Addition and, in fact, there should be disapproval of it at this time as it is drawn in 1/2 acres when it is zoned RR. 2. According to Code 400-28 a cul-de-sac is only to be 800 feet long and the one drawn is 900 feet long. The developer has stated that he would not put the proposed street through in the 3rd Addition if it was zoned RR. At the present, and possibly for many; many years to come, it will remain zoned RR, therefore, we take exception to the cul-de-sac and the manner in which the street for the future subdivision is drawn as it does not coincide with the zoning. 3. We agree with Larry Bohrer that a "developer is not required to improve the situation, just maintain the status quo", however we are wondering what the city's obligation or responsibility is to those homeowntrs in Eden Park who bought the land believing the city would not allow a development unless it met code. Looking at the 100 year flood plain map one can easily see that Eden Park is in difficulty and the street Legion Avenue could easily be under water and in fact is shown to be covered in time. Also, the water will be lapping at the doors or in the doors of homes. If Mr. Folz's estimates of the basement levels of -homes on Legion Avenue are correct and we accept the flood elevation of .892 then three homes will be flooded and another two homes will be within 1-foot of flood. Also, 4 or 5 of the septic systems will be under water. .Knowing the above facts we ask what responsibility does The city have to those persons already living in the Eden Park Addition if the ponding does --not hold for Mr. Peltier's addition? --Also, what responsibility does the city have after allowing homes to be built and drainfields to go in that are below the flood plain. The homeowners fully felt the city would not have allowed homes to be built that did not meet code. Myself and others were not told by the developer, Mr. Folz, nor the City that we needed to be careful regarding water. We now face a very real potential problem that could become dangerous. 4. Mr. Bohrer feels that a pond needs to be built which will trap a .volume of additional runoff generated by a 6-inch rainfall. We do not feel this is sufficient due to the record amount of rainfall we have had .in the last 10 years --including the one only two weeks ago. 5. We would like to be noted on record that the water surface level on --Legion Avenue pond and measured by Mr. Folz on 6-22-87, is considerably lower than what we have at the present time and for what it has been in the last two years. We would guess it to be at least 1-1 1/2 feet higher .at this time. Also, the basement elevations of three of the homes on ete-vatton--triey could e about 8' lower than what was measured by Mr. Folz.