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City Council Minutes Page 6 February 19, 2002 causing the second car to be sticking out into the street. He felt the 25' driveway setback was a good compromise. Mr. Hasek stated that the def'mitions in the ordinance were confusing. When Trott Brook South was developed they were allowed to put in 23' driveways. He stated that if he had to meet the 30' setback requirement they would lose about 6-8 units. Mayor I43inzing closed the public hearing. City Engineer Terry Maurer stated that Street C is proposed to end at a hill. He stated that Street C should end with a full size cul-de-sac. He also stated that he is concerned with Street C meeting up on Tyler Street. Councilmember Kuester questioned why a trail connection was not made from Street B. She felt this was a high density area and people would not use the sidewalks to the trail but would cut through the pond area. Tom Bakratges, D.R. Horton - Stated that there would be a townhome association for these condominium units and if they eventually wanted to include a trail connection it would be at their option. COUNCILMEMBER TVEITE MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 02-2 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF ELK RIVER ZONING MAP TO REZONE CERTAIN PROPERTIES FROM RID (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TO R3 (TOWNHOME DISTRICT) WITH THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: 1. THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE PLAN. 2. THE REQUEST WILL NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS OR LAND USES. COUNCILMEMBER KUESTER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. Councilmember Motto stated that he is concerned with density as development moves further away from commercial/industrial areas. He stated that townhomes are a good buffer between these areas and single family housing but he wants developers to know that the city is not looking to rezone many other properties to a townhome district much further away from commercial/industrial areas. Mayor I~3inzing concurred. Council directed the Planning Commission to review the private and shared driveway section of the zoning ordinance. He stated that for the exterior building design he preferred Option A. Commissioner Pederson stated that of the two options for the exterior building standards he felt the Planning Commission would prefer Option A if the shingles were wood instead of vinyl. He stated that the Commission was looking for a variety of building materials in the design. Commissioner Pederson stated that these townhomes had private drives and the setback requirement was 30'. He stated that the Commission wanted more green space in the front yard and that is why it wanted the 30' setback. The 30' setback would require less townhome units to be built, thereby creating more green space in the development.