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Planning Commission Minutes — April 8, 2004 Pulte Homes of MN — Waters Edge South Pulte Homes of Minnesota, 815 Northwest Parkway, Eagan, had submitted application for approval to rezone from Future Urban Service to PUD, PUD general plan and preliminary plat for Waters Edge South. The property is located east of Everton Avenue, south of the Waters Edge North Development, and consists of 119.57 acres. Edina Development Corporation had applied for sketch plan review for Waters Edge South, which was reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council. In February 2003, the Edina Development Corporation submitted a formal application for approval, but withdrew the application prior to Planning Commission review. The applicant is requesting approval to allow the creation of 534 townhome units. The plat as proposed would include a mix of three townhome designs, construction of a landscaped parkway and the regional water feature, dedication of three potential city well sites, and construction of a private pool/community building. The three different housing types would each have their own HOA, but all residents would be part of a master HOA that would be responsible for maintenance of the parkway landscaping and similar features. Waters Edge North had received preliminary plat approval by the City Council in 2002 and approval of a PUD amendment in December 2003. The City Planner explained how Waters Edge North and Waters Edge South were related and how the two developments were dependent upon each other for utilities and road access. The primary access to Waters Edge South will be from Everton Avenue until the Parkway is completed. The property between Waters Edge South and CSAH 8 is under the ownership of Marvin LaValle. The parkway is important for access to these developments and the new school site. The developer proposed to pave Everton Avenue as a rural street. Commission McRoberts recalled the designations of the densities in the Everton Avenue Neighborhood Study and said the development was exceeding the number of townhomes permitted in the plan. The Planner explained that the plan did not specify the number of townhome units but did supply estimates for the purpose of studying traffic impacts. She stated that the number of units was consistent with the Everton Avenue Plan with a density of approximately 4.9 units per acre. The land use plan from the Everton Avenue Neighborhood Study allowed a density range of 3-6 units per acre. Arnie Triemert, 15220 Everton Avenue was concerned with the livestock abutting the townhomes saying the plat did not show any consideration for the animals. He said Hugo was setting a record for townhomes and he wanted to know that they would not have to pay for the road improvements. Mike Happ, owner of property on Everton Avenue, wanted to know if there were to be any multi -family homes located on Everton. The Planner confirmed there was. Happ said that during the Everton Avenue planning meetings, there was never talk about multi- family homes being on Everton Avenue or the paving of Everton Avenue. -4-