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o 011. o Planning Commission Minutes February 22, 1983 Page Ten Commissioner Hartman indicated that possibly the Planning Commission holding public hearings would give the City Council an "out". Commissioner Ward indicated he sees it as an advantage to the City Council if the Planning Commission held public hearings in regard to the time frame. The Planning Commission would not be reluctant; they would have to make decisions. Commissioner Pearce discussed his feelings on the neighbors being involved and how they are affected; judgements would be best on what neighbors think. Commissioner Pearce felt the City Council must base their decisions on complete facts, and further indicated recommendations to the City Council should be as complete as possible. MOTION BY COMMISSIONERWARD,SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER PEARCE, TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 83-2. THE MOTION PASSED 4-3, WITH COMMIS- SIONER OSTER, COMMISSIONER HARTMAN AND COMMISSIONER WILLE VOTING NO. Chairman Tracy indicated that he voted "yes" very reluctantly because he felt that the City Council would over-ride their decision. The City Attorney indicated that if the Planning Commission holds public hearings, they are obligated to listen, and also indicated the City cannot delegate decision making to the neighbors. They can listen, but if the findings dictate, the Planning Commission should go by the find~ngs, not only what the neighbors say. The form of government the City has is not "townhall". Consider Access, Roads, and Right-of-Ways Rick Breezee indicated that the concerns regarding this item comes from the City Coun- cil and the City Administrator. This is only an item for their input and he will dis- cuss this with the City Planner and the City Attorney before it is presented to the Planning Commission as a formal item. Rick Breezee indicated that the only problem is that the Building and Zoning Administrator gets exposed to it first. One concern is about land-locked property. Rick Breezee discussed private roads. Commissioner Tralle asked if the City was issuing building permits for roads that don't come up to standard. Rick Breezee indicated that building permits were issued to roads that have proper access. Private roads are allowed in the City. The City Attorney indicated that originally the City started out without private roads; this (private roads) started out with Lyle Swanson. Commissioner Tralle indicated he feels private roads are a detriment to the City and cause many hassles. Commissioner Tralle also indicated the City should take a hard look at private roads. Rick Breezee made the Planning Commission aware of the City Council's concerns.