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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - AUGUST 2, 2006 DRAFT 15 . Gail Van Buskirk, 1390 Arden View Drive, stated her petition had 268 signatures and when she walked around and spoke with the residents they were angry because the developer had not listened to them and had not addressed the major issues, such as traffic, access on Hamline A venue, reduction of property values, ete. She stated the neighborhood wanted something better and no solutions had been presented. She stated the Commissioners were probably eon fused because what they were hearing from the residents and what they saw from the traffic study were in contradiction. She stated whcn thcy looked at the data from the traffic study, they found the traffic going eastbound there was a 48 second delay, which would go up to 51 seconds by 2007 without the development bcing built, but if the development was built the delay would be 132 seconds, She stated they had to look at the data and note the delay times significantly incrcased with this development. She proposcd to cut offthc Hamline Avenue exit and take out all of the asphalt as we!l as flipping the first building and moving the parking lot up. She proposed pUlling in an exit on Highway 96 so they had an exit coming into Highway 96 and going out on to llighway 96. He recommended they put a signal at Keithson for a protected U-turn. Shc stated 268 residents could not be wrong. She urged them to deny the PUD and incorporate the solutions she presented in this development. Pam Hanson, 4367 Arden View Court, stated she was opposed to the development. She recommcnded the f()!lowing changes to the conditions: 9. Landscape Plan Revisions changc to: Additional coniferous trees (at least 8 trees) . shall be provided along the west buffer yard of the development to increase screening for the trail and residential properties. Change the above condition to: . Additional coniferous trees (at least 8 trees) shall be provided along the west buffer yard of the development to increase screening for the trail and residential properties. Additional coniferous trees shaU be added to the south border (at least 10 trees) and east border (at least 5 trees) to increase screening/or the townhouses and day care. Current: . TIle applicant shall be responsible for replacing any damage to the landscaping on neighboring propcrties. Change the above condition to: . The applicant shall be responsible for replacing any damage to the landscaping on neighboring properties. Replaced trees will be either 6/00t minimum coniFerous trees or 3 inch caliper deciduous trees, depending on the type of tree damaged. This guarantee will be/or five years after the initiation of the development, Damage to landscaping and trees will be completed within six months after damage. . 12. S.cTeening -- DRAFT --