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Planning Commission Minutes July 24, 2001 Page 4 . that they have not spoken with the school district. He felt that it makes sense to service this area and that it will have a positive impact. There being no further public comment, Chair Pederson closed the public hearing. Commissioner Schuster asked Mr. Maurer his opinion on the issue. Mr. Maurer stated that he was in agreement that it would be more cost-effective to combine areas to be serviced, rather that to "piece-meal" services to only 11 lots. He stated that the system would have to be looped to service a small area. Chair Pederson, Commissioners Franz, Schuster and Baker expressed their concurrence that it makes more sense to consider this whole area. Commissioner Schuster stated that he would like to know how the other property owners feel about the issue. Mr. Maurer stated that approximately 200 acres of the area designated for services in 2007 has already been approved or approval is requested for services at this time. Mr. Harlicker stated that there is the same situation on 181 st Avenue, where there are smaller parcels and services are being extended to larger parcels for development. Discussion followed regarding various options for acting on the request by the applicant. Mr. Harlicker stated that the Commission could either approve or deny the request, or table the request until such time as the area can be looked at as a whole. . City Attorney Peter Beck stated that the Council would need to determine whether or not this property should have been included in the urban service district in the first place, and, if the 2007 date should continue to be used as a guideline for development. He stated that it is the City Council's policy to request the developer! property owners bear the entire cost of extending utilities. He stated that the City Council has the discretion to deny a request for extension of utilities prior to 2007, if they choose. He felt that when the 2007 date was established, the issue was staging the city's ability to build the infrastructure and also to allow the property owners time to make decisions. City Attorney Peter Beck asked if the applicant was willing to waive the required 120 day time period for action on his application by the City Council. Mr. Brown, representing the applicant, stated that they would be willing to waive the time limit and would provide a letter stating so to staff. COMMISSIONER BAKER MOVED TO TABLE INDEFINITELY THE REQUEST BY CASCADE LAND COMPANY, LLC FOR A LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT. COMMISSIONER SCHUSTER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. CHAIR PEDERSON MOVED TO RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER THE ENTIRE 80 ACRE SITE FOR INCLUSION IN THE URBAN SERVICE AREA, AS OUTLINED BY STAFF. COMMISSIONER FRANZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 5.3. Request by Dynamics Design and Land Company for Preliminary Plat Approval (Hilltop Woods Estates 2nd Addition). Public Hearing - Case No. P 01-11 . Staff report by Scott Harlicker. Dynamics Design and Land Co. requests preliminary plat approval for a 20.16 acre clustered single family development. The applicant is allowed 8