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Planning Commission June 23, 2016 Page 2 Alex Altstatt came to the podium. He stated that his family currently owns and operates out of an adjacent property. Their plans would be to build a warehouse, approximately 20,000-40,000 square feet, and move operations to that new building. He stated that this is all to support future expansion of the company. Commissioner Knauss asked if expansion would mean still operating out of the current building when new one is built. Mr. Altstatt stated that they would no longer operate out of the building they are currently in and would either rent it out or sell it. Chair Kleissler closed the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. Commissioner McRoberts made a motion, Commissioner Arcand seconded, to recommend approval of the preliminary plat subject to the conditions listed in the resolutions. All Ayes. Motion carried. Terre De Veau — Sketch Plan Commissioner Arcand stated that he would be removing himself from the discussion because he has a conflict of interest since he owns part of the property the development is proposed to be located on. Juba described that the applicant is requesting review and comments on a sketch plan for a residential development on 197.5 acres, with 296 units, located north of 130th Street and east of TH 61. Juba began by reminding the Planning Commission of the process and stating that there are no approvals during the sketch plan review and their comments are advisory and non-binding. Juba stated that an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) would be triggered from this request and would study a variety of items including land use, water resources, fish and wildlife, and transportation. Juba stated that the applicant would request the rezoning of the property from R-3 to PUD in order to ask for flexibility on lot width, lot size, and setbacks. In exchange, the City would expect a higher level of design and amenities within the project. The applicant is currently proposing landscaped streets, decorative lighting, trails, a public park, and a stormwater reuse system. There are several natural resources on the site that the applicant is trying to preserve by the development layout. There is also development difficulty with the powerline and pipeline easements. Therefore, reduced setbacks and smaller lots sizes would allow the developer to maintain the natural topography, trees, and wetland features of the site. In addition to preservation of a few significant stand of trees, the applicant is proposing landscaped buffers between the proposed lots and existing neighborhoods and landscaped buffers along TH 61 and 130th Street. Juba stated that the applicant has done a good job providing connections between the adjacent neighborhoods, as encouraged by the neighborhood pattern and housing goals section of the Comprehensive Plan. She described that a traffic analysis would need to be completed to evaluate the roadways for the anticipated increased traffic. Juba stated that the Parks Plan indicates a need for a public park in the area and the applicant is showing a 10.2 acre public park that features trail connections, passive areas, a playground and shelter, and play fields. The applicant would like the Commission to consider allowing the use and improvement to a portion of an existing 18 -acre City -owned outlot for a passive park area, additional trails, and stormwater pond. The outlot was deeded to the City for public purpose/use and in discussions with the City Attorney, the