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#05-3131 • January 19,2006 Page 2 List of Exhibits A - Additional submittals by applicant (expected to be received January 20) B - Request for Extension of Review Period signed 12/15/OS C -Notice of Council Action 12/15/OS D - Council Minutes 12/12/OS E - Memo and Selected Exhibits of 12/8/OS Update Since the December meeting applicant has: - worked with an architect to provide renderings of how the homes will be viewed from Willow Drive - suggested a variety of covenants or design guidelines with regard to home design and landscaping - inet with staff, City consultants, his own consultants and the MCWD in a ineeting on January 18 to discuss the issues of wetland impacts, mitigation, and the possibility of some flexibility in the wetland buffer or buffer setback for Lot 10, which abuts Willow Drive. The problem area is that the road ditch along Willow is delineated as wetland. City consultants consider this ditch an incidental wetland, only eaisting because the road is there. However, applicant is not allowed to conduct both a deininiinus fill of 2000 s.f. of in Lot 8 and fill an incidental wetland, without mitigation. There is very limited area on the site remaining for possible mitigation, as most of the logical mitigation area adjacent to the wetlands is within building lots or being used for stormwater ponding. The 25' buffer plus 20' buffer setback imposed by the City from this ditch wetland places some significant width constraints on any house that would be built on Lot 10. Because this development is being proposed as an RPUD, staff would support some measure of buffer or setback reduction/variance based on this being a ditched/incidental wetland, if applicant is unable to satisfy MCWD/WCA requirements for mitigation. - worked with AES to begin addressing the elements of Conservation Design As of this writing, only drafts of new information lzave been submitted. Applicant has indicated his new subinittals will arrive Friday for late inclusion in the packet. Staff Recommendation Review the topics noted above with the applicant. A site visit by the Council with the applicant may be usefi�l in considering the various elements of this proposal. Note that applicant has provided an extension of the foimal review period to February 17. Staff's goal is to present a resolution for preliminary plat approval to Council for consideration and possible adoption at your February 13 meeting. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Applicant will be appearing Monday night to provide you an update of the status of this application, allowing Council to react to the newest sLtbmittals, and provide additional direction.