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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for July 16, 2018 Page 5 of 7 one unit per ten acres. The homes would be located on 5-acre to 10-acre lots located off a cul- de-sac in the center of the site, so the overall density of the project would be one unit per 10.38 acres. The applicant would retain a 23.4 acre site as open space owned by the Homeowners Association (HOA) and dedicate an outlot north of 125th Street to the City for expansion of an existing City owned park parcel. Another outlot would be lake access for one of the lots. Each lot would have its own well and septic system on site. The applicant was looking for comments on the concept plan. The next steps would be to apply to rezone the property from Rural Residential (RR) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) and apply for a PUD General Plan and Preliminary Plat. Juba updated the Council on the discussions at the Planning Commission and the Parks Commission. Comments were made on integrating all lots into the development to ensure adequate access to the open space, and reconfigure some lots to not encroach on the wetland. They agreed with the dedication of a 1.20 acre strip of land along the southwest side of Sunset Lake for expansion of an existing City owned park property (.71 acres) that was dedicated to the City with the Royal Haven Estates development. This property has not been improved. Council talked about the lots that were disconnected from the development and whether they should be included because there may be future benefits. Juba was also asked to clarify the parkland dedication requirements, and she replied they would be paying some in land and the remainder in cash. There was a question on whether the cul-de-sacs caused concern regarding emergency access, and Juba replied that it had been discussed, and there were no concerns. Juba was asked to provide information on the parcel extending across the street on the southeast corner of the development, and she explained it could be sold to an adjacent property owner or dedicated as right-of-way for CSAH7. There was a question on the parcel dedicated for lake access for one lot and whether there would be trespassing issues. Juba agreed there was potential for that. Water reuse was discussed, and it was explained there was a pond, but it was not certain whether it would be big enough for water reuse. The developer Cheldon Frank and his engineer, Todd Erickson, introduced themselves to Council. They talked about the lots not being connected and explained they would still be a part of the HOA and development. They also talked about the changes they made to provide all lots access to the existing wetland and trails, in response the Planning Commission’s comments. Wetlands and infiltration was discussed and Erickson commented that taking the land out of farm production will likely help lake quality. They also stated they would be having discussions with the County on dedicating the southeast corner land as right-a-way. Approve a Wetland Replacement Plan for Schwieters Company Staff added this item to the agenda to consider an amendment to the previously approved wetland replacement plan for the Schwieters development. The applicant was required to purchase credits from a wetland bank for replacement of the impact to the wetlands, and they were approved to purchase credits from Bank #1522, which are no longer available. They were now requesting to purchase credits from Bank #1618. Haas made motion, Klein seconded, to approve the wetland credits be purchased from Bank #1618. All Ayes. Motion carried.