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Mounds View City Council May 27, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 3 Mr. Tillman explained he did not oppose the subdivision, but did oppose the variances. He 1 stated City Code would only allow for eight houses within the wetland buffer zone. 2 3 Mayor Flaherty explained the variances were approved to protect the wetland and ensure that no 4 further development occurred on the rear of the property. 5 6 Mrs. Tillman asked again, who would build and develop the property. Mr. Harstad stated he 7 would be selling the lots outright to a single builder. 8 9 Mrs. Tillman questioned what type of homes would be built on the parcel. Mr. Harstad indicated 10 the homes would be valued around $300,000. 11 12 Hearing no further public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:36 p.m. 13 14 Council Member Gunn asked if the homes would be built all at once or over time. Mr. Harstad 15 commented he could not anticipate how quickly the lots would sell and be developed. However, 16 he anticipated that the lots would sell quickly as he had three builders vying for the property. 17 18 Council Member Mueller stated she has lived in the area for 30+ years and noted she referred to 19 this property as the swamp as well. She questioned if these homes would require drain tile and 20 sump pumps. Mr. Harstad indicated there was a drain pipe running through the property 21 currently. He discussed how the storm sewer drain would be redirected and treated prior to being 22 discharged into the storm pond. He reported that all homes were built with drain tile these days 23 and Mounds View homes were encouraged to have sump pumps. 24 25 Council Member Mueller inquired how long the Harstad’s have owned this property. Mr. 26 Harstad responded his family has owned this property his entire life and the water and sewer 27 stubs have been in place for the past 30 years. 28 29 Council Member Mueller requested further information on the amount of space the new 30 homeowners within Longview Estates would have in their rear yard. Mr. Harstad reviewed a 31 best guess plan for the lots that was approved by Rice Creek Watershed noting the rear yards 32 would have approximately 20 feet of space. He explained that large boulders would be placed in 33 the rear yards to ensure residents do not further encroach on the wetland. He believed that future 34 homeowners would see the wetland as an amenity and would not be seeking large backyards. 35 36 Council Member Meehlhause reiterated that Mr. Harstad has agreed to clean up the deadfall and 37 debris in the outlot before turning this property over to the City. Planning Associate Heller stated 38 this was the case. 39 40 Council Member Hull asked if this property would have any large piles of dirt. Mr. Harstad 41 clarified that the dirt mound from Red Oak would be moved to Longview and no new mounds 42 would be created. 43 44 Mayor Flaherty questioned how safe it was to build homes on in-filled wetland. Mr. Harstad 45