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<br /> ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - JUNE I, 2005 14 <br /> . front. Those dumpsters would be small accessory buildings that would be visually <br /> pleasing. He stated if they could find another location, they would work with staff on <br /> that. With rcspect to quality of life, he believed one reason they were here tonight was <br /> because they recognized the quality of life in this area and they saw a strong market for <br /> this :ype of a development. He stated they have had a tremendous amount of calls <br /> regarding this development and knew that this development was going to be successful. <br /> He indicated with any development, the wildlife and neighborhood would be disturbed, <br /> but this area was ideal for this type of a development and it was a fiiendly, compatible <br /> use to the area. He believed once they were done with the development, the wildlife <br /> would come back into the area, He stated this development was only slightly modified <br /> from the ordinances. He noted they had 40 percent open space and he believed they were <br /> well within the spirit and intent of the Neighborhood Business zoning. He requested the <br /> Commission recommend this proposal to go forward to the City Council. He stated they <br /> were willing to accept all of the conditions noted in staffs report. <br /> Vice Chair Zimmerman asked about unit turnover. Mr. Black stated these units would be <br /> handled the exact same way as a townhome association would handle vacant units and <br /> the maintenance would be an ongoing responsibility ofthe association. <br /> Commissioner Bezdicek asked if they had completed a feasibility study. Mr, Black <br /> replied their feasibility study was their experience and being able to successfully build <br /> and close these types of developments, as well as a tremendous amount of phone calls <br /> . they had received. He noted they would complete this project in two years. <br /> Commissioner Bezdicek asked if they would have a certain amount of their Phase one <br /> sold prior to start of construction. Mr. Black stated they would not proceed with the <br /> project if they felt it would fail and they were confident that they would proceed with the <br /> first phase and did not see any reason why they would not start the second phase. He <br /> stated they have had 10 units that have already been asked about. <br /> Commissioner Larson asked if there would be any multi-tenant units. Mr. Black replied <br /> there would be no multi-tenant units and they were not proposing that type of a set up. <br /> Mr. Caldwell requested they not adopt this tonight unless they were going to include the <br /> provisions in the PUD document they were recommending. <br /> Vice Chair Zimmerman closed the public hearing comment at 9:32 p,m. <br /> Commissioner Larson stated he believed with the additional five recommendations given <br /> tonight by staff and the comments made by at this public hearing, this nceded to be tabled <br /> for further evaluation. He indicated he had studied this for a couple of days and there <br /> were a lot of things brought forward tonight that had not been considered and by tabling <br /> this would give everyone a better chance to understand how this project worked. <br /> . Commissioner McClung concurred with those comments. He stated he lived in this part <br /> of the City and the traffic has substantially changed in the past few years. He believed <br /> they had some serious traffic challenges that needed to be looked at. He expressed <br /> concern about the trail and having ten feet between the building and the edge of the trail <br /> was not user friendly. He suggested they provide more depth between the trail and the <br />