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Council meeting of June 2, 2003 Page 6 recommendation as there were only two Board members present and they were split on their recommendation. Mr. Gressen and Council discussed the variance request, as well as the possibility of constructing an accessory building between the house and Irish Avenue. Council determined that this location would be considered a side yard when considering setbacks. Mr. Gressen's neighbor, Tim Elms, stated that he opposed granting of the variance because of his desire to keep open space near his residence. Mayor Miron stated that the Council is not here to pit neighbor against neighbor. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to deny the variance request of Greg Gressen. Greg Gressen verbally withdrew his application for a variance. Miron made motion, Puleo seconded, to deny Mr. Gressen's request. All aye. Motion Carried. Puleo made motion, Granger seconded, to table the variance application to allow applicant to work with staff to determine how he can apply for a permit to construct a detached accessory building on his property without the need of a variance. All aye. Motion Carried. APPROVE PRELIMINARY PLAT AND PUD FOR DIAMOND POINT EAST AND WEST Emmerich Development Corporation requested a comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning to PUD, PUD general plan and preliminary plat for "Diamond Point East" and "Diamond Point West" consisting of 175 homes on 239 -acres located on both sides of Goodview Avenue, south of 145i6 Street. At its May 22, 2003 meeting, the Hugo Planning Commission considered the requests and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the requests, but staff recommended that the item be tabled to allow additional time for the applicant to work with the City to resolve the outstanding issues related to the road, drainage, and phasing. City planner Kendra Lindahl provided a brief overview of the proposed developments and Water Resource Engineer Pete Willenbring touched on how drainage for the development would be handled; specifically, the need for ditch cleaning from Egg Lake to Rice Lake. Before any drainage work is performed, permission will be required from the DNR and the RCWD. Council member Granger identified his concerns: keep development traffic from using northern route; not enthused about expanding the MUSA; would like a fixed amount for improvements to Goodview Avenue; and address drainage issues. Floreen Meyer thought the MUSA timeline should not be accelerated and expressed concern with the increased traffic. Jean Strub asked if she would be assessed for the public improvements and stated that she thought Goodview Avenue was fine in its present condition. John Waller suggested the relocation of the CR8/Goodview Avenue intersection to improve site distance. He also expressed concern with drainage in the area and that the developments would certainly change the dynamics of existing drainage. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, to table this issue to the Council meeting of June 16, 2003. All aye. Motion Carried.