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City of Centerville <br /> Planning and Zoning Commission <br /> November 13,2018 <br /> accepted, under MN law which says that if an application is not acted upon (approved or <br /> denied) within 60 days, it is, therefore, accepted. <br /> Considerable discussion ensued regarding the implications of this letter. Administrator <br /> Statz stated that, in lieu of this move away from good faith negotiations, he felt it prudent <br /> to do all we could for the residents who have been asking the city to address the noise <br /> coming from the site. He thought that two simple actions that could be taken to reduce <br /> noise would be to cancel the rental agreement with Alex's, which allows them to use the <br /> western half of the city's water tower property. This was something Alex's had voluntarily <br /> offered when negotations were in progress. The area is nearest the neighborhood and has a <br /> lot of activity with large machinery. Secondly, Statz wished to pursue having a privacy <br /> fence constructed on the north and east boundary lines of the city's tower property. The <br /> existing CUP, of which, all of the conditions still apply, noted that Alex's would construct <br /> a privacy fence around the perimeter of the site behind the front of their building. <br /> Motion by Commissioner Broussard-Vickers, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Fehrenbacher to recommend cancellation of Alex's rental agreement on the city's <br /> water tower property. All in favor. Motion carried. <br /> Motion by Commissioner Haiden, seconded by Commissioner Olson to pursue <br /> construction of the remaining privacy fence detailed in Alex's Conditional Use Permit <br /> 2. Comprehensive Plan <br /> Commissioner Broussard-Vickers stepped down from dais and into the public seating area, <br /> removing herself from the formal debate, due to a potential conflict of interest. The <br /> entirety of the city's property shown on the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan is owned by <br /> Ms. Broussard-Vickers. <br /> The city's planning consultant, Eric Maass was on hand and explained why we were <br /> considering a reduction in the low and medium density areas' density ranges. The <br /> suggested changes would reflect, more closely the kinds of development we are seeing <br /> around the area. Some examples were given of various nearby developments and the <br /> density ranges they produced. <br /> Acting Chair Haiden called upon Ms. Broussard-Vickers (speaking as a citizen and <br /> landowner) to ask her opinion of the proposed changes since they affected her land. Ms. <br /> Broussard-Vickers stated that she did not see a reason to change anything based on the <br /> comments received from the City of Lino Lakes since they were abutting their own low <br /> density property with medium density of their own. She was open to changing the ranges, <br /> but wished to keep them higher than suggested by the planner's memo. <br /> Administrator Statz reviewed how the various density ranges and the total number of <br /> homes those ranges "predicted", affects the city's calculation of various sewer, water and <br /> park fees. He further explained the need for the comp plans forecast of the number of new <br /> homes to be built, to be realistic and this is why he was supporting lowering those ranges <br /> to reflect current development trends in the area. <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br />