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MINUTES OF REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING NOVWMER 28,1988 ZONING FILE #1334 - REBERS CONTINUED • said that the Planning Commission had suggested a perimeter fence to run along the boundary of the property. However, property owners to the west indicated that they did not want the fence. This would mean the fence would run east to west along the northern boundary and could easily be walked around. Also, the Planning Commission decided that approving a barrier would set a precedent for future subdivisions. He said the Mr. Rebers was neutral as long as it would have no negative impact on their development. Mr. Platteter said that he received no prior information concerning the proposed fence plan and was not provided with any visual proposals at the meeting. He said he asked for a non - penetratable barrier. Plantings and natural vegetation would provide such a barrier. Councilmember Goetten said that the City in the past when reviewing subdivisions had always tried to work with severely affected property owners. She felt that Mr. Rebers' agents could work with the Platteters to reach an acceptable compromise. Mr. Pf laum said that as long as they could access the area where the barrier was needed he felt that something could be worked out. He did not want to create a logging road for that purpose. Mr. Platteter expressed his frustration in the • misrepresentation that the area in question was heavily wooded. He reiterated the fact that it was primarily brush. Goetten concurred with Mr. Platteter. Mr. Pflaum stated that conceptually he had no problem. George Johnson commented that the 1 -acre lots represented more of a precedent- setting factor than the barrier requested by Mr. Platteter. He asked whether he and Platteters could join properties and request a 1 -acre subdivision. He said that Swansons could also subdivide as could many other property owners. Pf laum explained that the Comprehensive Plan was amended and the property was rezoned to permit sewer and water. In addition, the MUSA� line was amended. He said that any other subdivision of this kind would require an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. The MUSA line would also need further amending and the applicant's plan amendment would need approval from the Metropolitan Council. He said that the Rebers subdivision was done in a way to address the characteristics of the site. George Johnson asked whether the sewer would go down Brown Road if it were upgraded? Specifically he wondered if it would run to existing one acre lots? He anticipated that would happen because there are areas such as Country Club that are currently having problems. City Engineer Cook stated that if there were some severe problems the City would have to look at some options. • However, it was not the City's intent at this time to take sewer beyond where it exists. Mr. Johnson felt that issue would be 11