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. . . ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - MAY 3, 2006 6 Commissioner Larson noted there was going to be major tree removal and asked how this would preserve the natural space, He stated it did not appear there would be much tree cover left. Mr. Littlefield responded anywhere they eould leave trees, they would, but the trees being proposed to be removed were being removed for the driveway, the sewer utility, and the home building, Commissioner McClung stated he understood his concern about retaining as much of his lot as possible to protect the green space and the wetland, but in crafting this development by making his lot so much larger, it was forcing the other lots to be considerably smaller causing the development problems, He stated he was concerned that Lot 1 was 1/6 the size of Lot 4, and Lots 2 and 3 were half the size of Lot 4, He believed he was keeping too much of Lot 4 and was forcing them to deal with a difficult situation with the other lots, Mr. Horita responded that at least one-half of Lot 4 was in the easement for the lift station or was wetland, so to look at the entire square footage was misrepresenting the fact that there was space to build on and there was room to encroach on his back area. He noted removing the easements would make his lot very consistent with Lots 2 and 3. He acknowledged Lot I was considerably smaller. Vice Chair ZimmeffiJan stated he was concerned that he owned the property, but was not the applicant. Commissioner McClung stated he was concerned that he did not have any type of a contractual relationship with the applicant also. Mr. Lehnhoff stated the City did not have a requirement that the landowner had to be the applicant, so from an administrative standpoint he encouraged them to see beyond that on this application, He noted this was not an unusual circumstance, and staff was looking at changing this, Julie Oliverius, 2029 Thom Court, stated all of the lots along New Brighton Boulevard were long lots. She stated if they allowed a shared driveway, this would set a precedent She noted a cul-de-sac would provide a single-access to New Brighton Boulevard also, She stated Mr. Horita was only concerned about his green space and not his neighbor's green space, Ivan Gilbert agreed with Ms, Oliverius' comments. He indicated Mr. Horita had no concern for preserving his green space and he was disappointed he was not spoken to about this development. Joe Giannetti, 2033 Thorn Court, stated he was the most affected by this development. He indicated the area through this area was a deer run and deer ran through this area every day, He stated this would affect the wetland, He noted if all of the trees proposed to be removed were removed, this would remove his privacy and the filter for the wetland, He indicated there was no need to remove the trees on the west side. He stated he was disappointed Mr. Horita had not come to the neighbors to discuss this with them to work out any concerns, He indicated there were no speci fics as to the types and sizes DR. ^ r.;T ~s ~