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Memo to the Planning Commission/P 00-18 <br /> December 26,2000 <br /> Page 2 <br /> ill <br /> Overview: <br /> On November 28, 2000, the Planning Commission held a public hearing for the <br /> preliminary plat of Hillside Estates Eighth Addition. At that time, the Commission <br /> continued the public hearing to December 12, 2000 because of insufficient <br /> information for review and because of unresolved issues. <br /> On December 12, 2000, the public hearing was again held. The public hearing was <br /> again continued to tonights meeting because of unresolved issues and because there <br /> was little time to review the submittal. <br /> Since December 12, 2000, the has been no revised drawings submitted. On <br /> December 12, the issues raised by staff, the Commission and the public include: <br /> 1. Excessive wall heights. <br /> 2. Concerns regarding traffic on Dodge and 193rd. <br /> 3. Buffering between the residential and Commercial districts. <br /> 4. Trails along back yards. <br /> 5. The park being located too close to the powerlines and that it should not be <br /> placed behind the existing homes on Auburn. <br /> 6. Dodge Street as a cut-through road. <br /> 7. Concerns over loss of existing trees. <br /> 8. Concerns about the small size of lots. <br /> 9. The need for sidewalks along Dodge Street to 193rd St. <br /> • <br /> The preliminary plat dated December 12, 2000, is a 104 lot single-family residential <br /> subdivision on 62.74 acres in the Rle zoning district. Hillside Estates Eighth <br /> Addition is the last section of Hillside Estates to be developed. The proposed <br /> subdivision includes a 4.27 acre (Outlot D) Park with trails in the adjacent power <br /> corridor (Outlots B and C). Together the park and trail/utility corridor encompass <br /> 13.43 acres. Credit for park dedication will be adjusted to reflect the amount of <br /> utility corridors, wetlands and steep slopes encumbering the property. <br /> Analysis: <br /> Existing Conditions <br /> The site is located in the woods behind Menards and adjacent the Great River <br /> Energy Power Line Corridor. The site consists of rolling hills and mature Oak <br /> woods and several wetlands as has been typical in previous Hillside Estates <br /> developments. Crossing the site are two power line easements, a 240 feet Northern <br /> States Power power line easement and a smaller 60 feet wide United Power <br /> Association power line easement. Within the woods, staff found numerous <br /> ATV/pedestrian trails that connect the Hillside 5th and 2nd Additions to the <br /> commercial area along Highway 169. <br /> Phasing <br /> III <br /> \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\pcmmo\p00-18.doc <br />