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Barnhart stated this represents one of the few green field areas for new growth and that those are typically the easiest to develop. Barnhart stated there are other opportunities but that they are limited, especially in the Navarre area, and that the City Council will need to discuss that component of it. Rick Denman, Charles Cudd, stated it is a unique piece of property. The site is bordered by single-family to the southeast side and is a transitional piece. Denman stated the property allows them to showcase a viable product for the site and that they have done a lot of luxury detached homes for empty nesters in other areas. Denman noted Mayor McMillan visited one of their sites in Medina and that he would invite the rest of the Council to visit it. Denman indicated they would like some feedback to see whether they should pursue this. Printup stated it makes sense overall to align the driveways. Printup noted the density issue was also raised during the Planning Commission meeting, which was good, and that he would like to hear from the neighbors. Andrew Whitehead, 2620 Kelly Avenue, stated single-family housing would be nice on this site since there is other single-family housing in the area. Whitehead stated he is assuming the pond will stay and that runoff might be their only concern since they have had water issues in the past. Whitehead stated he does not have a comment on how many houses should be on the site but that if it is too many, he is assuming there will be some complaints from the neighbors. Walsh asked what he thinks about mixed use for the site. Whitehead stated he likes the single-family and that he is not sure whether more businesses are required in that area. Whitehead stated he definitely prefers single-family housing versus an apartment building. Walsh commented he likes detached housing for this site and that from a commercial standpoint, given the location of the site, there would need to be a destination business to make it viable. Walsh stated he likes the direction the applicant is proposing from the direction of detached housing given the residential housing nearby. Whitehead stated if the homes could be nestled in that would be nice. Whitehead noted there is also a lot of wildlife in there as well. Printup noted the question regarding the size of the lots came up Barnhart indicated the lots would range in size from 0.16 acres to 0.39 acres in size. Barnhart stated the challenge from the density question is where else the City can put higher density and that most of the areas in Navarre are established neighborhoods, which makes it difficult to increase the density on those sites or other nearby sites. Walsh commented those are good points and is something the Council needs to think about. Walsh stated when there is a good opportunity in front of the Council, they need to deal with that as well. Printup stated he likes the single-family concept as well. Cornick stated he also likes the concept. The City Council took no formal action on this item Page 6 of 6