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Planning Commission Minutes — April 27, 2006 Page 2 does not have to be accessible to the public to be considered as open space. Even though the road bisects the properties, it is still considered contiguous. The HOA would be viable due to the community septic system being a motivating factor. Density bonuses were discussed at the workshop but no conclusions were made. A listening session was scheduled for May 8, 2006 where discussion would continue on density. The CDD explained how staff had determined the bonus densities were met and concluded the plan would receive a 40 percent bonus density resulting in a total of 11 lots. The CDD refreshed the Commission on the plan for Enchanted Waters. Brent Thompson and Greg Priest from Stoney River Development were there to answer questions. Thompson indicated they were very comfortable with the plan and they had been working closely with staff. Connexus Energy would be under contract by the HOA to manage the Community Septic. He believed the HOA would be effective since all homeowners would have a necessity to maintain value of their home. He said they felt they exceeded the basic requirement of the ordinance in the way the plan was laid out. Schumann asked if they had received any response from Washington County regarding room for the backup septic system. Thompson said the system actually had the capacity for four or five more houses as well as a secondary site. He indicated that Pete Ganzel from Washington County had visited the site. Schumann opened the public hearing. John Southward, 7037 132"d Street, questioned how many wells could be dug in the area before depleting the water supply. He also questioned whether the property owner was going to live in the development he was proposing. Renee Glidden, 7215 137th Street North, said it seemed what was intended by the RPP ordinance was not what it actually is. The homes there would be very obvious and it was the wrong setting for what the RRP was intended to do. There were no other comments and Schumann closed the public hearing. Hoffbeck said she had been speaking to conservation organizations regarding establishing trust funds for land in conservation easements. The property should be able to develop but the proposed plan did not fit into the character of the land. She disagreed that additional bonuses should be granted if there is a public access to open space or for the termination of a legal non -conforming use. She thought the ordinance was very objective and was concerned about the stewardship of the land. Rosenquist agreed with Hoffbeck. He did not believe the requirements for density bonuses were being met. The open space needed to be maintained or it would be just weeds. Weidt asked the applicant what they felt about reducing it to 11 units. Thompson said they had 67 percent open space and the ordinance said if you have 75 percent, you could receive a 50 percent density bonus. They could create more open space by reducing the lot sizes. The preservation plan has a five year plan where the developer is responsible for the process to get the open space from infancy to maturity. After that, it would be turned over to the HOA and a company