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Memo to Mayor & City Council/P 04-02 April 19, 2004 Page 4 This section of trail falls within the Urban Service Area which allows more dense developments and as many houses (Lafayette Woods) that are visible from the trail on the east side. This section of trail south to County Road 1 is in an urban setting, passes by a school, a business, a well house and two urban serviced housing developments, and acts as a transition into the rural areas of city. The Commission stated they are willing to purchase the extra land. They did state that if no purchase could be negotiated, they would ask the City Council to proceed with the condemnation of park land. Either a purchase or condemnation will significantly increase the land acquisition costs. There is a concern that purchasing or condemning a narrow strip of wooded property, adjacent to a development, there is no guarantee that the trees will survive in an area that has been identified as having oak wilt. The Park and Recreation Commission also recommended to the Planning Commission that this currently zoned Rlc property probably is not suitable for a single family development as it is zoned and should be denied, citing Section 30-375(3) which states: The physical characteristics of the site, including but not limited to totx~raphy, soils, ~ susceptibility to erosion ard siltation, susceptibility to flax~b and drabzage are not suitable for the Ope and douity of dadotm and uses April 14~h Park and Recreation Commission Meeting The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed this proposed plat again at their April 14~h meeting. The Commission's recommendation included the following: · The Commission still believes that this site is not appropriate for the type of development proposed. · A 125 foot buffer along the trail · Include Outlot G and Lot 4, Block 4 as part of the park dedication for a playground location. Because of the grade and the need for a stormwater pond, this appears to be physically impossible. · A conservation easement be placed over the rear of the lots located on the east side of Woodland H_ills Road. This increases the buffer back to 145 feet. · The proposed road to the well house be eliminated and the cul de sac in the southeast comer be shortened. For the Council's consideration, staff offers the attached drawing (P1) which includes modifications to the plat to address the Park and Recreation Commission's recommendations. The drawing includes the following changes: · Shortened cul de sac in the southeast comer. The number of lots on the cul de sac is reduced from 4 to 3. A trail corridor is provided and the road extension to the well house has been eliminated. · An additional lot is added in the northeast corner of the plat. S:kPLANNING\Case Files\2004\P 04-02 Woodland Hills\P04-02cc4-19.doc