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Planning Commission Minutes May 28,2002 Page 13 e PROVIDED TO PROVIDE EFFICIENT INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE TWO LOTS. 9. AN ACCESS TO THE LOT TO THE NORTH SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH SIMILAR PLACEMENT OF THE SOUTH LOT ACCESS. 10. THE SITE PLAN SHALL SHOW THE DRIVEWAY LOCATIONS, IF ANY EXIST, ON THE EAST SIDE OF ZANE STREET. CHAIR PEDERSON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.13. Request by Gordon Moldenhauer for Preliminary Plat Approval (Mississippi Oaks 3rd Addition). Public Hearing - Case No. P 02-11 Staff report by Michele McPherson. Ms. McPherson presented the plat and reviewed issues of existing conditions, plat layout, street arrangement, traffic issues, and park dedication. Chair Pederson opened the public hearing. e Mr. Gordon Moldenhauer, applicant, addressed the Commission and spoke vehemently against the park dedication requirements recommended by the Park and Recreation Commission. He stated that wildlife would be adversely impacted by placement of a park behind the lots along the river. The park would decrease the value of the lots and would adversely impact their family. He stated that two parks were already given by his family to the City and he did not see the need for this park area to be dedicated. He stated that teens are in the parks and along the river and that he has received complaints from existing residents. Mr. John Kuester, Park and Recreation Commissioner, stated that this would be a neighborhood park, and that it would be a conservancy park. It would allow others in the City and in the neighborhood to enjoy the natural amenity provided by the floodplain. Commissioner Anderson asked why the City was accepting the floodplain. Mr. Kuester stated that this was a unique opportunity and that the Commission felt that accepting floodplain in this instance would be beneficial to the City. Mr. Moldenhauer continued to express his dissatisfaction that the City was taking his property without providing him any compensation in return. Ms. Smith noted that her family gave the park at Fresno and 182nd and that it had not been developed. Now it had a basketball court in it which brings neighborhood teens in from other areas and does not provide park amenities to the existing homeowners. There being no further comment, Chair Pederson closed the public hearing. Commissioner Baker asked if the City has done anything regarding the letter submitted by the Mississippi Oaks homeowners. Ms. McPherson replied that the driveway noted in the letter has been corrected by the applicant and that the applicant is working with the City on replacing the trees that were removed. e Chair Pederson stated that he did not see a need to connect the cul-de-sac to Concord. He does not want to create a cut-through through an existing single family neighborhood. He also expressed concern regarding the amount of fill required to bring the properties up to