Minutes-12/06/2000

Tiffm Planning and Zoning December 6, 2000 g City of Tiffm A regular meeting of the Tiffin Planning and Zoning was brought to order Wednesday,'+ December 06, 2000 by Chair Steve Berner. Planning and Zoning members present: Steve Berner, Terry Richardson, Sandy Huedepohl, and Melvin Reeve. Absent: Tina Walls. Also present: Mayor Potter, Councilmember Bartels, Councilmember Dils,'Mr. and Mrs. Vie Zender, Mick Allen, Chris Justice,' and Mr. and Mrs. Ned Allen. Motion Richardson, second Huedepohl to approve' the printed minutes and agenda. Ayes: Berner, Reeve,, Huedepohl, Richardson. Absent: Walls. Motion carried. d T 5 Motion Huedepohl, second Richardson to recommend approval of an ordinance amendment providing for increase of water and sewer main requirements in the subdivision ordinance and the city design standards as recommended by the city engineer and approved in resolution of November' 8, 2000. Ayes: " Richardson, Berner, Huedepohl, and Reeve. Absent: Walls. Motion carried. , Ed Cole and Jerry Strawn presented the new`concept plan changed from plans presented during the November 8, 2000 meeting of the city council There was no change m the concept plan for the north side of the highway. The south side including 6 lots of R- 1, 99 lots of R- 2, 8 lots of R- 3 and 26 Lots of C- 2 along Highway# 6 and the west boundary of the parcel. 4. 74` Acres ( including water retention area) = 8. 6% of 54. 92 Acre total on South portion for greenspace requirement of 5% ( project no 00647. 021) Mick Allen warned the members that the size of the subdivision would double the size of the city, and did the comission' m desire to set these plans to approval when it was known that deve lopment might not occur for three to five years in this location. Would it be better to wait and see' what city needs might be in a few years. He reminded the members that city services were' not in this"area. He`reminded members that thepublic had attended the last public' hearing and had submitted 300 petitions`against high density growth. Mick indicated that otherwise he did not think that these plans were bad. Berner pointed out that a lot of misinformation had gone out before the public hearing, he thought people had been worried about a concern about increased taxes. Also C# L Development recognizes that there is no time guarantee on provision of city utilities to the area. Developers also understand the lines must be extended by the developer to the area for connection to city service. Mick Allen asked why this matter needed to be decided now, rather than a later date. Berner explained he felt that this was part of planning growth for the city. Allen explained that this might not develop for another five., years. Huedepohl responded that 5 year's was not far ahead, and members were asked to plan for maybe 20 years' into the future: Huedepohl asked if there was some reason this should not be approved now? Allen responded: 1) no city planner 2) the plans has an excessive number of duplexes 3)--- the plans is being requested too- quickly 4) the city is trying to guess what is needed 5) most townspeople do not want this development 6) erosion is an concern in Rolling Hills, and would it be here as well 7) fence a problem at