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Narrative <br />Peltier Estates <br />After all the iterations that this project has gone through, including public <br />hearings, planning commission, city council and meetings with Rice Creek <br />Watershed staff and the Army Corp we have heard some concerns. These include <br />through streets, wetland impact, trail connection and backyard sizes on some of <br />the homes. To address those concerns we have come up with a plan that will <br />minimize the wetland impact and eliminate any concerns with backyards and <br />creeping into the wetlands in the future. There is a very popular community that <br />is being built all over the metro and gaining a lot of popularity for what they are <br />calling the "Active Living Style Homes". These homes are for people who want <br />the privacy of a home with no attached walls but do not want the maintenance of <br />lawn care and snow removal or any other maintenance that goes with standard <br />single family lots. Sharper homes has committed to building detached <br />townhomes on 60X40 foot pads. These will be high end townhomes that will <br />range in value from $400-475,000. The private street allows us to move the <br />homes closer to the street and soften the impact on the wetlands, it also creates <br />a small private setting for people who want to live in Centerville. This plan will <br />leave Bryan Drive as a cul-de-sac street with a timber trail across the wetland to <br />provide access for these homeowners to the public park system. There will bean <br />association created with specific language protecting the wetland boundaries and <br />maintenance of the grounds which will all be common space. The watershed <br />district is in favor of this plan as it ensures protection of the wetlands and creates <br />more of a buffer between the wetlands and the homes. We hope you will agree <br />that this product better fits the land and addresses the issues and concerns of <br />everyone. The density is well below any normal single family development at <br />1.33 homes per acre. The city will also benefit from the taxes and not have to <br />maintain or plow the private drive. <br />