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City of Roseville - Planning Commission Minutes for September 6, 2006http://www.ci.roseville.mn.us/council/planning/minutes/2006/pm0906.htm Mr. Boryczka read what he identified as past correspondence from Mr. Mueller (no copy available) regarding the the scenic and rural atmosphere of the properties, and decreased property values if improvements were made. Mr. Boryczka alleged that Mr. Mueller appeared to have changed his opinion, now that improvements worked in his best interests. Mr. Boryczka spoke in opposition to the proposed development, citing the elimination of trees, increased traffic, destruction of the nature of the neighborhood, and lack of ability of Acorn Road to support additional lot splits. James Kilau, 2225 Acorn Road (adjacent property to N) Mr. Kilau spoke of Acorn Road, the improvements, and his support of those improvements, while noting the narrow width of the roadway and nature of the curving street; and spoke in opposition to the development, stating his preference for preserving the uniqueness of the area and character of the neighborhood. Mr. Kilau further opined devaluation of adjoining properties. At the request of Chair Traynor, Ms. Bloom addressed potential future improvements to Acorn Road; narrower than other streets, Acorn Road can handle the same traffic volume as any other two-lane street in the city. Vivian Ramalingam, 2182 Acorn Road Ms. Ramalingam expressed her concern about the loss of old growth trees and natural habitat along Acorn Road with this development; and asked what provisions the City had made to supervise removal of mature trees, and replacement of such, in light of mature trees removed at the nearby Masterpiece Homes development. inventorying and monitoring trees on site via the PUD permitting processes; and limitations of staff when private property is involved, rather than on public rights-of-way. Ms. Ramalingam spoke in support of additional systematic policies for tree preservation within the community, such as a tree preservation ordinance. Mr. S. Ramalingam, 2182 Acorn Road Mr. Ramalingam spoke in opposition to the project, and concurred with the need for the City to better monitor tree preservation, and that strict consequences should be enforced for noncompliance. Mr. Ramalingam further addressed refuse containers on the private roadway, access of refuse haulers and if the private road width were adequate; mailbox locations on the private road; snow removal and storage; and street parking and safety issues. Mr. Ramalingam expressed further concern regarding the good faith intent of the developer in moving the house, preserving trees, and allowing for moving of the existing structures, creating the need to remove more trees that originally intended. Gary Boryczka Mr. Boryczka sought assurances that once the existing home was relocated, that it would be a requirement that the home was placed and lived in immediately, not sitting vacant. Mr. Paschke noted that, it would not be unusual in this type of development to have several homes under construction at one time, and that often the perception was that nothing was being done, when in fact, utility extensions, grading, drainage plans, and other standards of development were being completed prior to additional structure construction. Mr. Paschke noted that staff would discuss how to best stipulate and monitor construction phases on the site. George LeTendre Mr. LeTendre reiterated his opposition to the City allowing a private roadway; his preference for three (3) lots all fronting Acorn Road rather than the proposed four (4) lots; and his preference for keeping the nature of the area and preserving trees, rather than overbuilding the area. Mr. Mueller Mr. Mueller advised that he had considered three (3) rather than four (4) homes, but that the road would have been too long with that legal lot size configuration. Chair Traynor closed the Public Hearing. preliminary review, he had expressed concerns about the nature of the development and changing the character of 3 of 102/6/2007 11.15