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with a wooded backdrop, that should be preserved if possible during development of the property. The Council finds that the best development method for preserving these values is development as a Planned Residential Development. 5. The proposed plat includes six lots. All six lots will be served via a private road to be constructed by the Developer, extending northward along the west property boundary. Each of the 6 lots will have a driveway access from the private road, requiring no new driveway accesses onto Watertown Road. The revised proposal specifically eliminates a building lot at the southeast corner of the property, which would have required a new separate driveway access to Watertown Road, and which would have had the effect of severely interrupting the long natural views into the site as noted in the Rural Oasis study. 6. The potential number of homes to be ultimately served by the private road is more than 6, because the road outlot will extend to the north property boundary to allow for future road connection for development of the next property to the immediate north. It would be appropriate �o limit the paved road width to 24' (instead of the norn�ally reqaired 28' for 7 or more homes} if it �ar� be showr� that e�isting trees that enhance the wooded backdrop can be preserved. The private road will be subject to homeowner association ownership and maintenance, and subject to an underlying Road, Drainage and Utility Easement to be granted to the City, as well as a "Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Private Roadway Easement" either as a separ��e��u �t incorporated into the ��.. '� development covenants. Such document �l allow for the extension of the road to the property to the north at the cost of the developer of said property, and allow the future owners of the property to the north access to Watertown Road via th�private road, at no cost save for sharing of maintenance of said private�f*�� ` � 7. Development as a PRD will allow the creation of an outlot between the wooded backdrop and Watertown Road. This outlot may contain stormwater ponding to serve the development, and will be covered by a Conservation Easement as well as wetland preservation covenants and easements, wooded area preservation covenants, drainage easements, etc. The intent is to preserve the area of the outlot in as natural a condition as possible with no buildings, roads or other man-made intrusions other than stormwater ponding as necessary to serve the development. Page 3 of 13