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City Council Minutes - 08/19/02 Page 10 to the cooperation with the neighborhood of Mr. Howe as a developer and the quality of his housing projects. Burton Emerson, Jr., 2275 West County Road B Mr. Emerson stated that he was a twenty-year resident of the neighborhood, and reiterated that the proposed drainage improvements were needed, and supported the proposed development. Councilmember asked questions of staff and the developer. Discussion items included park dedication acreage (estimated at 2/3 of an acre); open space within the immediate area; whether to table the request for additional information; and potential rejection of the final site plan when it is presented, if concerns remained. City Attorney Jamnik and Community Development Director Welsch reminded Councilmembers of the 60- day rule for a zoning request, stating that September 20th would be the last day for action unless an extension were received. Councilmembers concurred that they were listening to public comment, that their decisions were not made lightly, and they needed to look at the overall picture. Councilmembers Klausing and Maschka expressed their cautious support of this request, however were concerned about open space and the density of the development. Klausing moved, Maschka seconded approval of the General Concept Plan of the Planned Unit Development and Preliminary Plat for the development of the 6.9 acre parcel located at 2245, 2263 and 2275 County Road B into owner-occupied town home units on a looped road with associated site improvements, subdivided under the Community in Common (CIC) plat format, subject to the comments and findings in Section 5 of the project report dated August 7, 2002, with additional conditions that, upon completion of a final Site Plan, the developer