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<br /> ;; Vol. 7 No. 15 PO Box 217 12423 Pine Street Beeler,MN 55308•(612)261-5880•fax:(612)261-5884 E-Mail:eltuennewspaper� SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2000 •
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<br /> BY JAMES HINTERMEISTER county's Comprehensive Land Use plan, "go forth and cluster"by offering incen- 1 _---7,-:„,,-_-_,;,___„_' _ - `
<br /> EDITOR the county is nudging developers in the tives. In the example mentioned above, I' 't3�.'' '• r.' ,t! •,, . •, "' ;. 4 - I '
<br /> Sherburne County officials have direction of cluster housing. the cluster developer is permitted to ! ;�imts ►r ' � 2 �i* ;;, \ ,'n.l'1,„ +
<br /> been dealing with growth issues for In contrast to traditional plats,which increase the number of lots from 16 to -; ,I ( ",!\,. 4 '1..� r ,,, . f :
<br /> years.Included on the list of issues is land might take a 40-acre parcel of land and around 22. Other benefits include the J,� 1 • ''i' *-. ,..'ry-- ,..i 1 i 4 ' +�1i''`, "_.,.:.-.....1''+ '
<br /> development that comes with an increas- divide it into 16 2.5-acre parcels,a clus- waiving of park dedication fees,a reduc- < t + 3. ` - E `l.`'" , • +�` k-`:, �"
<br /> ing population. - tered arrangement might separate those tion in the necessary amount of road to be �` •-- ` s�` ` I `' ;`'`�, _ .;4 's
<br /> To meet guidelines set forth in the 16 lots into two groups of eight, each installed ... •wt i 3 . 1 `: ,.... ; . ,` � , N
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<br /> measuring 1- Still, not all developers see cluster ,, ' , ; ` I -- - $•,- 1 •' -t=., ,,i` ' +.
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<br /> �' acre in size. development as the panacea to curb i j . , „,, P'
<br /> !, _y'; L i - 1 ' 1 The remaining urban sprawl. . i: :LLQ .� -- ,, , 'rT�j�; _ /.,.,..„
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<br /> 1 .- ' ALA � 24 acres would Jesse Jondahl owns a parcel of land . 1• --Y""" '.• ` ',.� .- , ;,1 4L. '�'/" l I'
<br /> ( `' ,• be left undevel- that is currently being platted with stan- '�- -M-� '� .;f.:� \.6' -_ =` , '
<br /> / 'r , III, 4.1 " oped. dard 2.5-acre parcels. The "Autumn i : •,1 r •_*'7,%'•<2;•-- •• r,
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<br /> , *_ E < i y "Admittedly, Woods" plat was sent to the Tannin ' • ,\.� �' ,+ ,
<br /> --- 1 i� , }- not all tracts of commission and, subsequently, to the ..11
<br /> 1111111 A. -,, ; ` e F: • ' y '" land are suit- county board,which denied the plat. xr�, •' ' I •
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<br /> t:''''. • 1 • I ^ able for cluster "I think it's prettybad that theygive �- 11 / --�-' ' '' ' r. ` --1'
<br /> _ __ ';-- `.. '. , allows for approximately 48 small-
<br /> development," you two options and then they take away / ,r •, , , .„�..,.! er lots and preserves "green
<br /> - '1222'..11,-424.L1211;211,000' /_ said Countyone of those options," said Jondahl fol- p•/ ' `' t '' ,,' '�- . . space".As a side benefit,the total
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<br /> . - Board Member lowing the meeting. {; :i �'��ti ' ` +i',;'. i =; ,� amount of road needed to service
<br /> .`a Betsy Wergin. Developers give a couple reasons '' '11 ._,`, ~` " ;�, the parcel is reduced subsequent-
<br /> 'At left is an example ,� ,' , ' +, \ ._ r,-_, _,_ ly reducing construction costs and
<br /> of a standard plat But there are why they prefer the traditional plats.First, \.t'L I • ,i ""1-'-'!. 1 ,`„-'; township maintenance costs. The
<br /> " ., 61III with 37 lots. The many others for up-front costs are far less. In a cluster '. \. ',.,` , "„ ,,',"%.,'fr,_ ` 1 %---....,,,.:. arrangement does, however,
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<br /> same plat is shown as which cluster- development, they have to pay for and , ; ',��;`,`.,-...i. ,a ,E .r... ; require increased up front costs to
<br /> -K I a cluster develop- ing makes the install a common septic system. Second, t ;, r � r %r � install a common septic system.
<br /> 1.-3.- '' "-� %�' ' � •, C , • Some developers also question
<br /> � r ment in the illustra- � � �. �- ' \ ,
<br /> i.- r._-- most sense. the cluster lots are breaking new ground `"s+ <` ` _ r
<br /> A tion at right. f% �;, �`\,,,:1:,;,,,-,7,:,,
<br /> , >'' A/ , --�; , �,+ whether the smaller lots will be
<br /> ,K The county ismight prove to be difficult to market. '.^�. ' • . ., ' '
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