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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, March 02, 2011 Page 15 Mr. Samayou addressed the standing grove of Oak trees, and earlier discussions in the 714 1990’s and part of the rational in blocking off County Road C2 was to preserve that 715 growth, and opined that they had been a benefit to the neighborhood as a barrier for 716 traffic; and noted affects to their roots caused by heavy tramping during construction but 717 not evidenced until after several years. 718 Mr. Samayou questioned the proposed 268 trips per day and how that would impact flow 719 on the roadways; and whether berms would be installed for those unable to stop; and 720 how the curve on Ms. Jenkins road would impact adjacent properties. 721 Mr. Samayou questioned the gradient of the back wall of the development and the steep 722 lots, and whether there was sufficient room to prevent erosion; and how much natural 723 vegetation was required to hold groundwater in those areas. 724 Mr. Samayou questioned if the power lines would be undergrounded, with City Engineer 725 Bloom responding affirmatively. 726 Don Bishop, 1170 Josephine Road 727 Mr. Bishop questioned if an Open House was already held by the developer, and 728 expressed concern with tree preservation, environmental issues. Mr. Bishop expressed 729 concern in accessing mailboxes by residents not on the lake side, and whether the Post 730 Office would consider putting mailboxes on both sides of the road. 731 Bill Kushman, 1265 Josephine Road 732 Mr. Kushman questioned the overall size of the project area, with City Engineer Bloom 733 advising that it was approximately 13-14 acres total. 734 Mr. Kushman performed his own calculations on the minimum lot sizes for the proposed 735 twenty-eight (28) units; and questioned if minimum square footage requirements were 736 addressed in City Code for single-family dwellings. 737 City Planner Paschke advised that there were no square footage requirements, but that 738 the Comprehensive Plan guided the area for Low Density Residential (LDR). Mr. 739 Paschke advised that all twenty-eight (28) lots met minimum lot standards of the City’s 740 current code, both corner and interior lots, and their relationship to roadways. 741 Recess 742 Chair Boerigter recessed the meeting at approximately 9:08 p.m., reconvening at approximately 9:16 p.m. 743 Applicant Representatives to address Comments/Questions of the Public 744 Clark Wicklund, Alliant Engineering, Applicant Representative 745 Mr. Wicklund had taken notes during public comment, and responded to those comments 746 and questions. 747 Tree Preservation/Grading 748 Mr. Wicklund displayed a rendering of the site showing tree preservation illustrations after 749 development. Mr. Wicklund expressed appreciation to the public comments related to the 750 developer’s efforts to preserve trees, noting that the City’s newly-adopted ordinance was 751 quite conservative and while proving challenging, they had been able to comply with its 752 requirements. Mr. Wicklund advised that the developer intended to retain the existing 753 berm and as much vegetation as possible to screen views into the development, with 754 their intent to screen the area off Lexington Avenue as much as the perimeter as possible 755 to limit impacts to adjacent property owners. 756 County Road C2 Status 757 Mr. Wicklund advised that their site plan was required to show the County Road C2 right- 758 of-way going through as a precaution should the City Council ever determine the 759 necessity for it to go through. In consideration of the extensive history and scope of those 760 past discussions, Mr. Wicklund asked that it be considered apart from this application. 761 Drainage 762 Mr. Wicklund displayed the grading plan for the project site; noting that the current 763