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Terre De L'eau Sketch Plan Page 2 The Planning Commission stated they would recommend updates to 130"' Street to an Urban Collector roadway per the Comprehensive Plan with the proposed development. They encourages the trail to be constructed at that time. The Planning Commission had concerns on the long road connecting the north and south ends of the development. The developer stated that they realize this has also been a concern of staff and will be working with a traffic engineer on the alignment. They did mention that they made some changes at the entrance from 130"' Street and that there are some site constraint due to wetlands, but will continue to work with staff on the issue. The Planning Commission agreed with staff that significant buffers along Highway 61 and 130t" Street should be provided. There were five residents that spoke during the meeting. One stated the sketch plan showed exactly the project needed for this lot and that it is better than past proposals for this lot. The other residents voiced concerns on the following: • The proposed density of the project. • The proposed lot size and lot width in relation to the allowance in the R-3 zoning district. • Traffic o Potential for cut -through traffic on 137t" Street o Additional traffic along 130th Street • The location of stormwater ponds in relation to the existing homes in regards to flooding, bugs, and odors. They wanted to ensure that the Commissions and City Council kept the neighboring properties in mind during the approval process. 2. PARKS COMMISSION UPDATE: At its July 13, 2016, meeting the Parks Commission reviewed the sketch plan and provided informal comments in regards to trails, park improvements, and park dedication. In general the Parks Commission liked the proposal, but realizes there are several details to work out. They liked the trails within the development and encouraged additional connections from the adjacent neighborhoods to the attire park area. They encouraged the trail along the north side of 130t" to be constructed with the development. They stated they were comfortable with the active park location but, encouraged a more contiguous park area. The also stated they were comfortable with the use of the City owned outlot for the passive park area, stormwater pond, and trails. They thought the developer was on track with the park 'dedication proposal. They stated that more analysis and discussion will need to occur in regards to phasing of the trail and park improvements within the development. I DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: The applicant is requesting review and comments on a sketch plan for 296 residential lots on 197.5 acres. The gross density of the project is 1.5 units per acre and the net density is 2.5.