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Memo to the Planning Commission/P 96-13 February 25, 1997 Page 3 • decision regarding 193rd at least along the south portion of the proposed Cherrywood Hills plat. Wetland Delineation Staff would like to review the wetland delineation on the southeast corner of the plat. Based on our field work there is a question how the delineation was established. This may not be an issue if the deminimis amount of fill of wetland (5,000 square feet) is achieved on site. The storm water issue associated with filling a wetland will still have to be addressed. Revisions to the Plat Since the original meeting with the Planning Commission, staff has met with the developers a couple of times to discuss the issues raised both in the staff report to the Planning Commission as well as the Planning Commission's concerns expressed at the public hearing. The developer has gone back to the property owner to talk about renegotiating the price of the land as he indicated at the last Planning Commission meeting. Based on the inability to renegotiate the price, Mr. Peterson has elected to proceed back to the • Planning Commission with the identical plat as previously submitted. In the attached report to the Planning Commission dated November 26, 1996, staff provides a full review of the proposed plat Cherrywood Hills. The following is a quick overview of concerns staff has regarding the proposed plat: • The lots sizes along the north side of the plat will require extensive grading within a heavily wooded area and be inconsistent with those lots that have been platted in the LaFayette Woods project. • There are several lots within the plat that do not have a minimum lot depth of 125 feet. This is a typical lot depth for 10,000 square foot lots. • The topography and natural vegetation along the north suggests platting slightly larger lots than the ordinance requires to preserve the natural characteristics of the site. • The geometrics of Highland Road as it matches into Proctor will need to be adjusted to provide a sufficient tangent section. • The proposed park in the center of the plat is inconsistent with the Park and Rec Commission's recommendation and should be removed from the plat. • Lots 13, 14, 18, 19, and 20, of Block 4, back up to an existing wetland and have house pads that are anywhere from 20 to 30 feet from the edge of the • wetland.