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City Council Minutes Page June 15, 1998 6.3. THE CITY BE PROVIDED WITH A REVISED DESCRIPTION FOR THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DEVELOPED PORTION OF THE SITE AND THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT BE RECORDED WITH SHERBURNE COUNTY. THE APPLICANT BE ALLOWED TO PHASE THE INSTALLATION OF PAVING AND CURB AND GUTTER IMPROVEMENTS WITH A COMPLETION DATE OF JUNE 1, 2000. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. Request by Dynamics Desiqn & Land Company for Preliminary Plat Approval IBarsody Hills), Public Hearing Case No. P 98-2 Staff report by Scott Harlicker. Dynamics Design & Land Company has requested preliminary plat approval to subdivide 92 acres located on the north side of County Road 12 and 217th Avenue alignment into 8 single family lots. An existing farm will be made part of a 30 acre lot and an existing single family home will be made pad of a 12 acre lot. Mining on the majority of the property is finished, however, some small scale gravel mining will continue in the southwest corner of the 30 acre parcel. Scott reviewed issued associated with the plat as outlined in the staff report, including lot size averaging in the 10 acre zone and extension of the roadway and septic systems. Mayor Duitsman opened the public hearing. Marion Glines, applicant, expressed his objection to. the requirement to provide payment for Class V and bituminous for extension of the roadway to the property line. Mr. Glines indicated it was his understanding that when the Planning Commission recommended this condition, they only recommended grading and seeding and did not recommend payment for Class V and bituminous. Mr. Glines stated that future development of the property will be affected by mining on the adjacent Shiely property. Scott Harlicker explained that staff had verified this condition with Commissioner Thompson, maker of the motion for recommendation to approve the plat. Discussion followed regarding the requirement for a developer to bear the cost of road improvements to the property line of plats. Planning Commission Chair Tom Mesich indicated he would prefer that a land trust be established for the 30 acre parcel to prevent any future subdivision of the lot. Councilmember Dietz asked if a letter of credit or some other means could be used for extending the roadway, other than requiring the developer to pay cash. City Engineer Terry Maurer explained that typically road construction to the end of the plat is required and that, in lieu of this requirement, this payment option should be considered part of the cost for developing the project. He stated that the policy was implemented so that road improvement costs are covered by developers and not the city regardless of whether the road is built in five years, or ten years.