Minutes-08/01/2007

geothermal heating/ cooling be placed in this development area. Ayes: Surine, and Berner. Nays: Colvin. Randy Miller was present to present his alteration in plans for Lot 1, 2 and 3 in the Industrial Park. The change includes turning the direction of three of the buildings. Motion Colvin , second Surine that the alteration in site plan be recommended for approval with the continuation of landscaping plans across all lots. Ayes: Surine, Berner and Colvin. Absent: Schmidt and Reeve. Motion carried. • Johnson County has sent out a permit for earth drilling at 725 TimberRidge Ct for vertical heat/ cooling geothermal piping. Engineer Mike Hart has reviewed the information' and has sent this approval notification to Johnson County. The Planning and Zoning Commission has received information for a building plan for Lot 17 of the Industrial Park, but has received no other information. Motion Colvin, second Surine to table this request for Lot 17 of the Industrial Park pending more information. Ayes: Berner, Colvin and Surine. Motion carried. Council will be reviewing building permit fees and Planning and Zoning Commission members should provide input prior to the upcoming meeting of the city council set for August 8, 2007. The current cost for a new home is $ 3, 100. Mark Portwood thought this was far higher than a permit in Iowa City. Members agreed that other cities rates should be studied to make comparison. Council will be reviewing the current sidewalk plan that has been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission for input on sidewalk width, members should provide input prior to the upcoming meeting of the city council set for August 8, 2007. Petersen thought that to be eligible for grant funding sidewalks needed to be no less than a certain width, this width will be investigated. Colvin thought a four foot width was to narrow. Mark Portwood said that Iowa City was allowing the placement of three foot sidewalks. Berner explained that the city was trying to make connection into a trail system. Portwood said this was why he had provided 5% for open space, and he thought that people did not want trails in a subdivision, but rather that a trail should go around a subdivision so they could get to it. Members continue study of the PAD Zone of other communities. Engineer Hart said that if members would send in sections that they liked a possible ordinance could be put together for further study. Petersen noted that in other communities there were sometimes problems with ponds holding water or being filled with silt. He requested members to study ways to help the city with these possible future problems. Mark Portwood said it would be impossible to place this kind of repair on a developer, because the developer would be gone when these kinds of problems would appear. Suggested that the city attorney investigate how this kind of problem could be addressed in an ordinance.