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Planning Commission Minutes — April 8, 2004 Malaski made motion, McRoberts seconded, to table the request until the meeting on April 27, 2004. All Ayes. Motion carried. The Commission took a short break. Centex Homes & Pratt Investment Company — Powers/Neeser Centex Homes, 3500 Willow Lake Boulevard, Vadnais Heights, and Pratt Investments, 12400 Whitewater Drive, Minnetonka, applied for a rezoning from Future Urban Service to PUD, PUD general plan and preliminary plat for 333 homes on a 125.28 -acre parcel located east of Elmcrest Avenue, west of Everton Avenue, and north of County Road 8. The applicant would like to plat the property for 207 townhomes, 127 single family detached homes, and two outlots. Both outlots would be dedicated for park dedication, and would be used for expansion of the elementary school/community playfields site. A wooded park area would be dedicated to the City or the school. The Planner explained that the density would be 3.38 units per acres where 3 units per acre are permitted by the Everton Avenue Land Use Plan. The developer requested PUD flexibility to allow townhomes, where single family homes and twinhomes are permitted. In exchange, the developer would preserve the woodland area in the center of the site and the wetlands, which they have indicated are high quality natural resources. Staff had no information from the developer that indicated the quality or type of materials in this woodland area, but the planner noted that it is identified as a significant natural resource in the Everton Avenue Plan. Primary access to the development would be from Elmcrest Avenue and a secondary access would be from the Parkway, once developed. The Planner indicated that the developer would be required to improve Elmcrest as a rural section road. Since Elmcrest is the border road between Hugo and Lino Lakes, the two cities will continue to work together on the future of Elmcrest and connections to CSAH8/14. Commissioner McRoberts made it known that he is a resident on Elmcrest Avenue had attended the neighborhood meeting held by the developer. He said there would be a phenomenal increase in the traffic on Elmcrest with this development and he was concerned about what would happen should Lino Lakes decide they did not want to upgrade the road. The Planner indicated the City Engineer did meet with Lino Lakes and determined that the rural paving of the road would last 5-10 years. It was agreed that both Cities need to discuss the long term plans for the road. Commissioner McRoberts asked if the residents along Elmcrest Avenue would ever be assessed. The Planner explained that the southern part of Elmcrest would be vacated and -6-