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Planning Commission Minutes — September 8, 2005 Page 2 of 3 McRoberts asked if they were donating parkland and the Planner informed him they would be paying cash in lieu of dedicating land. Sam Ashkar, 16011 Woodland Circle, Minnetonka, introduced the development team. Present were Gary Mulcahy, Greg Chaffin, Rick Harrison, and Mark Kretschmer, Passe Engineering. Schumann questioned whether there would be a homeowners association and Ashkar stated that there would be one for the bay homes. Schumann was concerned about the sidewalks crossing the streets. Kretschmer explained that the remaining 67 acres of the total site would be platted as an outlot for future development. He talked about the proposed 175 foot setback from the tower and the sewer access across the wetland eliminating the need for a lift station. Ashkar noted that the pipeline is a gas pipeline and it was possible to prohibit play ground equipment to be located within the easement. Harrison added that a sign could be posted in each yard indicating where the pipeline was and outlining what could and could not be done within the easement. He explained the coved neighborhood design and said coved neighborhoods are PUDs under State law. The 24 foot wide one way lane around the cul-de-sacs would result in less pavement and snow removal, and would look better. The Commission had concerns about emergency vehicle access, parking on public streets, and indicated the importance of having the trail connection to Wilderness View. McRoberts asked how the City would benefit by granting the PUD and asked the developer to be prepared to convince the Planning Commission that there were some real reasons to grant the PUD. Rosenquist suggested enlarging the park area and constructing a gazebo there. Weidt pointed out that the pipeline easement took up too much space in the backyards. Bailly suggested locating the homes on the other side of the street, away from the pipeline. She liked the meandering streets but felt the sidewalks should be constructed closer to the road instead of through the front yards of the bay homes. She said she would like to see more gazebos and the trail connection to Wilderness View. Kevin Peltier, owner of the property, said he was going to be retaining the remaining 67 acres for future development and there was no trail easement through to the Wilderness View Development stating that the previous developer had no legal right to grant the trail easement. He showed on the plan where the field road was and said he maintained it as such. He indicated that he was opposed to the idea of a trail on his property.