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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 18,2011 Page 21 Mayor Roe questioned if parking was allowed within that area; with Mr. Paschke responding negatively. Councilmember McGehee concurred with Councilmember Pust; that this was not a green plan and provided nothing new; and in fact, opined that the Master Plan provided a better plan in terms of impervious surface, with more regulation, rather than relying on verbal authority versus the vision the public wanted. Council- member McGehee noted the vigorous discussion at the Planning Commission lev- el on the build-to line; and questioned whether this Plan represented what resi- dents really wanted. Councilmember McGehee opined that Langton Lake was a wonderful amenity and that the proposed greenways were not spelled out well enough; and questioned what access Mr. Lamb had to the AUAR during this process. Mr. Lamb noted that he was aware of the limit of allowable square footage as de- fined by the AUAR, and that it had been a reference document throughout the process, and provided broad linear frontages for the entire area. Mr. Lamb ad- dressed multiple story structures and their relationship to frontages that could or could not be delivered; with the Plan focused more on the defined physical rela- tionship with the lake and building lots to accommodate connections around Langton Lake. Councilmember McGehee opined that without height restrictions in this area, it could look like downtown Chicago with the proposed frontages. Councilmember McGehee noted that there is a greenway throughout the entire area, but focused all right around the Lake, and questioned where the connectivity was along Coun- ty Road C in the vicinity of the medical building and adjacent parcels. Since County Road C is considered the City's Gateway, Councilmember McGehee sug- gested a nice path along that boulevard, but questioned how to get there. Coun- cilmember McGehee questioned how the proposed boulevard area between the build-to line could accommodate a healthy tree; and questioned where green space improvements were evidenced. Mr. Lamb noted that Prior and Arthur had portions of sidewalk on both sides; but how to connect with the existing network was still pending; along with Twin Lakes Parkway, the east side of Mount Ridge; and other existing public amenities that do not currently connect to the Lake itself. Mr. Lamb noted that one feature of the Regulating Plan at this time is how to take existing pathways and connect them to Langton Lake. Councilmember Pust questioned the accuracy of Area A on the Regulating Map, designated as greenway in relationship to Areas C and D, unless at the corner of Arthur and Iona; opining that it appeared that urban frontage was held on a few corners, with flexible frontage ringing most parcels, depending on their owner-