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Planning Commission Minutes — January 13, 2005 Waldo said it was young, professional, single people who generally purchase these homes. Chair Schumann said he felt there was a certain amount of transitory construction. The area was planned for all commercial in the Comprehensive Plan. It has become a mixture of commercial and multi -family which he felt has become an attractive mixture compared to all signs and shops though a variety of housing styles would be helpful. Schumann also said there was a safety issue by not having turn-arounds on internal streets. Hempel explained that the streets were less than 150' feet long and they were requesting PUD flexibility to allow them to remain 22 feet wide. He said he would continue to work with staff. Chair Schumann indicated that he would like to see streets that could accommodate all types of vehicles. Commissioner McRoberts mentioned that backing out of the proposed drives would be difficult with snow. Issues of drainage, streets, and traffic needed to be addressed. Chair Schumann asked the developers how long it would take for them to work out these issues with staff. Hempel said they could change the street widths overnight but they needed a more concrete plan before working on the drainage issues. Waldo said they had been working with WSB and the County on the drainage issues but they needed to know where they were putting the roads in first. He said the roads were consistent to what had been approved in the past. The CDD informed the Commission that staff had worked with developers on the drainage and had done enough review to feel comfortable. The Fire Department had reviewed the plans and they were comfortable with backing down the streets. He acknowledged that there were issues with the widths of the roads. Commissioner Rosenquist said he did not want to see 20 foot wide roads; 22 feet was O.K. Commissioner McRoberts said he had met with Len Pratt and appreciated that Pratt was making an effort to provide a buffer but was concerned that new property owners would not be aware of the neighboring agricultural property. There would be dust, fertilizers, and other agricultural uses on the property. He asked that there be a provision that the purchaser be made aware that they were buying something next to agricultural zoned property and what is permitted on agricultural property. Hempel spoke a little about the commercial site, explaining some of the rooptop equipment, sign criteria, access, and circulation. He felt some traffic elements being proposed would help traffic as well as the future access when the Miller property develops (property to the east).