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Longview Estates Council Report <br />December 8, 2003 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Hold the public hearing and discuss the proposed preliminary plat and the associated issues <br />surrounding the subdivision. <br /> <br />As was stated above, the preliminary plat satisfies the expanded minimum zoning and <br />subdivision requirements. While the Planning Commission has made a recommendation of <br />denial, the City Attorney recommends that the preliminary plat should be approved because <br />it does meet the City’s requirements; however the approval should be conditioned upon the <br />applicant’s satisfaction of other permits, applications and code requirements. <br /> <br />Keeping in mind the City Attorney’s comments, there are three options available to the <br />Council regarding this preliminary plat application: <br /> <br />1. Review the request and take no immediate action. This option may be preferable if the <br />intent is to allow for additional public comment into the record or if the Council feels <br />additional information is needed before an informed decision can be made. <br />2. Review the request and conditionally approve the preliminary plat. This option may be <br />premature at this point unless the Council feels no further discussion is warranted on the <br />matter. Staff has drafted a resolution that can be acted on or revised as deemed <br />necessary and appropriate by the City Council and/or the City Attorney. <br />3. Review the request and direct staff to draft a resolution of denial consistent with the <br />Planning Commission’s recommendation. Based on conversations with and feedback <br />from the City Attorney, staff would not recommend the Council exercise this option. If <br />this is the chosen course of action, the attorney would need to advise the Council of the <br />potential legal consequences of a denial. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />James Ericson <br />Community Development Director <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />1. Planning Application <br />2. Longview Estates Preliminary Plat (Separate Attachment) <br />3. Zoning Map (Exhibit. A) <br />4. Wetland Zoning Map (Exhibit B) <br />5. Location Map (Exhibit C) <br />6. FEMA Flood Plain Map (Exhibit D) <br />7. Photographic Documentation (Exhibit E) <br />8. Section 1010.08, Wetland Alteration Permit Standards (Exhibit F) <br />9. Letters from Residents <br />10. Planning Commission Resolution 745-03 <br />11. City Council Resolution 6145 <br /> <br />