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Chairman Senkler called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 PM. PRESENT: Mezzano, Thoreson, Oswald, Barnes, Senkler City Administrator, Ken Huber Acting Secretary, Mary Ann Creager ABSENT: Chuck Henry Mezzano made motion, Oswald seconded, to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of February 22, 1989 as amended. All aye. Motion Carried. The Harstad Companies have made application to the City of Hugo for the subdivision of a 56.2 acre tract of land on Out1ots A, B, and C of Hugo Meadows subdivision. The property is zoned SFU, and it is the intent of the developer to subdivide the property into 89 single family dwelling lots. The Hugo Planning Commission held a public hearing on this request February 22, 1989, at which time the public had an opportunity to comment on this proposal. At the conclusion of the hearing, Ken Briggs, representing the Harstad Companies, requested that this matter be tabled to the March 22nd Planning Commission meeting affording them an opportunity to address the major concerns of the Commission. The major concerns raised by the Planning Commission were as follows: 1. The closeness of the proposed building sites to the holding ponds. 2. Elimination of proposed detention ponds 3 and 4 in Block 5. 3. The culvert size and drainage concerns affecting the property to the south of this proposed plat. 4. The quality of the fill material to be used to raise building sites to proper elevation. 5. The proposed building sites meet FHA/HUD requirements, and that a distance of 4 feet is maintained between the planned lowest floor level and the estimated high groundwater elevation. The developers have now submitted a revised plan consolidating all drainage into a single holding pond designed at a location that provides for a greater distance from the building site pads. The developers have also indicated that they have been in touch with FHA/HUD to assure compliance with floor elevations as they relate to the water table. The developers have also conducted soil tests to better evaluate the groundwater elevation as it relates to this development. In that the staff had not completed it's review of the redesigned plat, there were no specific recommendations regarding special conditions for preliminary plat approval. John Johnson, engineer for Harstad Companies, was present to review the revised plat as it related to drainage, lot locations, roadway, and elevations. Mr. Johnson stated the present rate of runoff from the property is 80 csf, and that number would eventually be reduced to 65 csf. The pond elevation has been set at 927', and the lowest basement elevation would be at 931'. Mr. Johnson stated that Harstad Companies P.C. Minutes - 3-22=89 1