March 23, 1995 Steering Committee Minutes

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Steering Committee Meeting Minutes March 23, 1995 Page 7 stated that property owners must be aware there will be larger minimum lot sizes which will be enforced. CHRIS KREGER AMENDED MOTION NUMBER 2 TO CHANGE AREA 3 TO 2, AND ALSO AREA 4 WOULD BE 3, AND ALSO THAT IT WOULD BE A FIVE TO FIFTEEN (5 - 15) YEAR PLAN TO EXTEND THE URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT (PHASE 2). THE MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. DAVE ANDERSON MOVED THAT THE NEXT AREA IS NUMBER 3 THAT BE INCLUDED EXCEPT THAT AREA 13 IS INCLUDED AND NOT AREA 14, AND INCLUDES THE CARGILL AND THE SPECHT PROPERTY. Dave Anderson asked that the representative of Cargill speak on this issue. Rita Schmal, Cargill representative, stated that Cargill does not want to be in the real estate business and would like to stay in the farming business. DAVE ANDERSON WITHDREW HIS MOTION. CHRIS KREGER MOVED THAT THE AREA DESCRIBED ON THE ATTACHED SKETCH BE INCLUDED IN THE URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT FIVE TO FIFTEEN (5 - 10) YEAR PLAN. MARY EBERLEY SECONDED THE MOTION. Dave Anderson expressed his objection to the residential property being included in this motion. He stated that he has not heard of any residential development in this area that they want water and sewer. Brent Cotton, 19215 Tyler Street, expressed his objection to water and sewer. Mary Eberley expressed her agreement that the zoning must also be discussed, since zoning must follow the comprehensive land use plan. She suggested that it may be necessary to create a new zoning district to meet the intent of the comprehensive land use plan. She stated it may be too restrictive if extended urban service district plan is adopted, and zoning is put in place to preserve the land for future service. Ghost platting was suggested as a means of developing residential property so that it could be subdivided in the future to service more economically with water and sewer. Discussion followed regarding existing residential parcels of 2-1/2 acres and the difficulty to subdivide them to service with water and sewer in the future. Discussion also covered the exclusion of flood plain and wetland property from assessments. Dave Anderson questioned why the Committee could not only deal with the commercial and industrial target areas for extending water and sewer. Chris Kreger stated that if residential is not included in the second phase, it would be cut off from the ability to extend it anytime in the future. Dave questioned whether the residential needs to be included to support the industrial and commercial sewer and water extensions. Chair Minton and Chris Kreger agreed