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<br />Planning Commission Minutes <br />May 28, 2002 <br />Page 8 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />site to R3 Multiple Family, and recommends tabling the preliminary plat until additional <br />issues can be resolved. <br /> <br />Chair Pederson opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />Commissioner Baker asked if the application was considered complete at the time it was <br />submitted. Mr. Harlicker stated that the required documentation was submitted, but that a <br />detailed analysis is not done until preparation of the staff report. Commissioner Baker asked <br />if there were findings of fact for approval or denial of the rezoning request. <br /> <br />Ken Jordan, 18990 Twin Lakes Road, stated he was opposed to the R3 request for <br />townhomes due to the increased traffic. He stated that Twin Lakes Road is a high traffic <br />road now with traffic traveling north to cabins, the addition of the church, and the curve on <br />Twin Lakes Road in this area. He stated that the land is very low and that there are number <br />of wetlands in the area and that it is not appropriate to build on poor soils. He felt that <br />larger homes and single family home zoning as it currently is would be better. He expressed <br />concern regarding impacts to trees, wildlife, and schools. <br /> <br />Barb Burandt, 19118 Tyler Street, stated that she supports Mr. Jordan's comments and <br />stated that on Tyler Street there are a number of walkers and felt that there would increased <br />traffic on Tyler which would adversely impact pedestrians. She expressed concern regarding <br />tree removal in the project. <br /> <br />Barbara Gaddes, 19134 Twin Lakes Road, stated that the subject property is beautiful <br />land and that she would prefer single family homes. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Margaret (Peggy Ann) King, P.O. Box 16, resident on Twin Lakes Road, stated that <br />single family is the preferred land use. She stated she was concerned with the speed of the <br />traffic traveling on Twin Lakes Road. She also concurred that it was beautiful property. <br /> <br />John Kuester, Park and Recreation Commissioner, stated that he would like to provide <br />some background on the recommendation for park land and wanted to include comments <br />regarding the need for tot lots in the multi-family areas that was discussed by the Park and <br />Recreation Commission. The developer and staff were to meet to review the multi-family <br />areas and determine where the tot lots were to be located. He asked if this had happened <br />yet. <br /> <br />Scott Wright, 19101 Tyler Street, stated that any realignment of Tyler Street would impact <br />his horse pasture. <br /> <br />Darien Gaddes, 19134 Twin Lakes Road, stated he was opposed to the plat and he felt <br />that when the City meets the country equals tree removal and flattening the hills. <br /> <br />Harold Furan, 18837 Twin Lakes Road, stated that land is predominantly swamp and that <br />including townhomes would decrease the property values. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Doc Bohlman, Tollefson Development, Inc., stated that he would like to respond to the <br />issues of the neighbors. He stated he is attempting to avoid the wetlands, although a third of <br />the site is wetland area. He felt that the R3 zoning was consistent with the Comprehensive <br />Plan. Based on the cost of the property, he could not do the entire project in single family <br />development. He stated he did not want to spend a lot of time on the plans as they had not <br />been before the Wetland Technical Evaluation Panel yet, and that the wetland impacts <br />