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Special Planning Commission Minutes July 14. 1998 Page 2 . plans for the townhomes as follows: 1) entrances for the end units have been changed to the side. canopies and rounded windows have been added; 2) the plan has been changed to include single level row units (former plan had 2-story back to back); 3) the townhomes in the northwest area have been changed to single level units. Ed Hasek, Westwood Professional Services, explained that the project has grown from the original 280 acres to 365 acres. He reviewed concept and site plans illustrating wetlands, forestry. sidewalks and trails. Mr. Hasek stated a 11.5 acre park will be located in the center of the park and 6 acres of property along Trott Brook will be dedicated to the city for a trail. Amenities will be installed in the park which will be credited toward their park dedication fees. A 23 acre parcel located in the northeast corner of the property will be dedicated to the city, but he noted the Park & Recreation Commission was not willing to give any credit since the site is mostly wetland. Mr. Hasek explained that the first phase of the development will consist of 64 townhomes and 84 single family homes (approximately 32% of the construction of the site). Lungren Bros. Homes will be constructing 8 different styles of the Heartland series homes on the 85' wide and larger lots with room for a 3 car garage. Five styles of the Heritage series will be constructed on the smaller lots. . Commissioner Schuster asked for clarification on the proposed phasing of the project. Mr. Tompkins indicated the 151 phase will take approximately 2-1/2 years to complete. Commissioner Schuster questioned if the project will start before the realignment of County Road 12. Mr. Tompkins indicated that they have been asked to construct a connection to the new roadway. 1. Land Use Issues Terry Maurer, City Engineer. indicated the following concerns still need to be addressed: -Density -Lot sizes (47 lots under 80' wide) -Need for future variances (decks, additions. etc.) -Environmental issues (Le.. tree loss) Scott Harlicker indicated there are two possible options to reduce the density of the town homes; 1) spread the development out more along County Road 12. or. 2) reduce the number of units. . Discussion followed regarding the density of the town homes, amount of green space, distance between buildings and driveways. Jeff Beahen. Assistant Police Chief. expressed his concern that higher density means increased police calls. He suggested that more space be provided between and behind buildings, and that address information be provided on the ends of the buildings to aid them in locating a particular house number. Bill Henderson of BRIGHTKeys noted that the townhomes are not rental units and will be individually owned. Mr. Henderson indicated most of their buyers are "empty nesters" in the 45-65 years age bracket. Also, there is a growing market for single professionals who do not want the