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~ City Council Minutes August 19, 1985 Page Six Mr. Nick Olson, questioned whether the original amount was to be 36 and whether or not it was for ap~rtments or townhomes. Counci1member Gunkel stated that the configuration the Council reviewed in June was to be townhouses and the design was to be townhouses. The Building and Zoning Administrator stated that all previous presentations to the Council stipulated that the units were to be rental units. Mr. Nick Olson stated that he objected to apartments and also objected to the proposed density. Mr. Bob Kirschbaum stated that he originally thought the project would be town- houses as compared to apartments. Mr. John Griese noted that there is more green area in this plan than was present in the previous plan. Mr. Skip Sorenson, architect for the project, addressed the Council and pointed out that townhomes are still part of the project and do face the R-1 neighborhood. He added that, as requested by staff, the berm and the trees have been added as a buffer to the R-1 neighborhood and that the neighborhood will be viewing townhouses. Mayor Hinkle inquired if there was anyone else who wished to speak at the public hearing. No one requested to speak and he closed the public hearing. Counci1member Gunkel commented that there had been years of negotiation on this project and that the agreement on the townhouse arrangement was agreed upon as a transition of R-1 to R-3. She noted that the developer's agreement originally said no more than 12 units per building and that now the plan shows 16 units per building which is allowed in an R-4 zone. She added that there are not assurances that townhouses will be eliminated and apartments put in their place. She ex- pressed a concern over the Council's credibility on the project with regard to the changes experienced since the project was initiated. The Planning Commission member present indicated that the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the project on July 15, 1985. He explained the Planning Commission recommended approval but that the Planning Commission did not have as much information as is being presented this evening. Counci1member Williams noted that the concept was reviewed by the City Council on June 13 of this year. Mayor Hinkle reviewed items 1 through 7 of the Building and Zoning Administrator's recommended conditions of approval and noted that some of the items have additional costs related to them and inquired whether the FHA would require additional density to compensate for these added costs. Mr. Skip Sorenson stated that the townhouse construction is more expensive and requires separate water and sewer runs adding approximately $1,100 per unit added cost. He pointed out that the two to three bedroom townhouse units were reduced and more one bedroom units were added.