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T~e ?lanrda§ Commission ~~&~T ?a§e5 Mard2 23, 2004 Jim Nord, 19165 Hudson Circle, joint applicant, stated that he did not feel they should be held to any higker standards than other develo?ers of wooded properties have been such as Lafayette Woods. He stated daat kn 1993, his fan41y granted a 70-foot ur21i~/easement to the City which was clear-cut by the City. _ Steve Parker, 19530 Albany Circle, stated that he feels it w/il be a disaster to develop the property as proposed and did not see w~v the City was willing to ~ve up such a valuable resol.lrce. Nell Christy, 19488 Boston Street, expressed his concern for traffic and the narrow street width. City Eng4meer Terry Maurer explained daat the streets w/11 be the same width as those in Nordic Hills and Nordic Woods. He mated that the developer of Nordic Ii/tls requested to t~ave the widened street access and median at County Road 1; k was not a requirement of the City. The City agreed to allow the access and he anticipated that a smailar access would be done for Woodland It/Ils. Mike Niziolek, 12275 Rush Circle, representing the Park and Recreation Commission, stated that he feels this is a priceless opportunity to save a significant forest. There being no further public comment, Chair Ropp closed the public hearing. Commissioner Anderson stated that even though this proposal is tess dense than the previous proposal, he still felt there would be a significant impact to the environment of the area. He stated that he will vote to oppose the plat because of the physical characteristics of the property, including dae trees, vegetation, and topography. He stated that he felt the developed should be able to come up with a more creadve plan wire less/mpact on the environment. Commissioner Stevens stated that he concurred with Corr2missioner A~nderson's comments. He did not feel the site was s~tab!e for the level of development being proposed. He stated that the developer needs to work around the topography and try to maintain the env/ronmental characteristics. Commissioner Stevens stated that preservation of trees should go beyond a 200-foot buffer. Commissioner Ropp stated that he concurred that the site is not suitable for the density proposed. He stated that the topography of the site will be changed entirety and that he is not in favor of approving the request. MOVED BY COMMISSIONER STEVENS AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CURTIS TO RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE REQUEST BY S & A FAMILY INVESTMENTS FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL OF WOODLaxND HILLS, CASE NO. P 04-02, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SITE, INCLUDLNG BUT NOT LIMITED TO TOPOGRAPHY, SOILS, VEGETATION, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO EROSION AND SILTATION, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO FLOODING, ANT) DRAZNAGE A_RE NOT SUIT)d3LE FOR THE T2TE AND DENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT AND USES CONTEMPL{TED. 2. BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF GRADING REQUIRED ,~ND THE LARGE NUMBER OF MATURE TREES TI-L~T WILL BE REMOVED, THE