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Planning Commission Meeting July 10, 2003- page 3 Pruban said that the Legion had informed him that they (the Legion) did not install the fences. Jody Needham, 14740 Foxhill Avenue North, said the fence was there when they moved in and they recently received a letter from the American Legion that stated they (the Legion) had installed the fence in 1962. Needham said the property owners were requesting a unified eight - foot fence along all the properties to block the two story buildings Pruban was proposing. She indicated that the existing fence was in poor condition. The CD Director explained that eight -foot fences are permitted if they are setback six feet from the property line. The property owners agreed that a six-foot fence would be okay. Mr. Grundhofer asked who would maintain the fence. Pruban said they had financial concerns about building a six-foot high fence that was 400 feet long. He said he also felt the fence would create a long narrow tunnel affect that would be unappealing to the future townhome residents. McRoberts asked Pruban what they would do with the fences if the property owners did not accept the property they were proposing to quit claim deed to them. Purban said they would leave the fences up, some only temporarily. Pruban preferred landscaping to fencing as a screen, and said he believed the City could approve the plat with the questionable property plated as an outlot that would be maintained by the homeowners association should the adjacent property owners decide they did not want it. Larry LeMay, 14770 Foxhill Avenue North, said he would like to see a new fence built on the Legion property line and then deeded to the property owners. Aaron Hass asked what the plan was for stormwater and if there were any plans for a sidewalk along 148th Street North. Schumann responded saying that storm sewer was available in the area and a sidewalk is being considered along 147th Street. Malaski asked if there were plans for a monument sign, and Pruban said they were not planning on having one. Malaski if there was any landscaping planned on the north and south side of the buildings. Pruban said they could put in additional foundation plantings. Keith Greenwalt agreed with LeMay in that the developers should construct a fence. Rosenquist explained that the City could not require them to do so since all properties would have residential uses. There were no other comments so Schumann closed the public hearing. Bailly said she liked the way the units look and would like to see more plantings along the streets. She said she appreciated their attempt to buffer the east property with spruce trees and appreciated