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Louisville City Council Meeting February 20, 2001 Page 7 Wood reviewed that the most controversial issues discussed at the meeting were the access issues of Items Nos. 4 & 5. He stated that the owners requested special provisions, which identify both the use of an extended Walnut Street cul-de-sac, and the use of a private access easement. Concept 4/12 provided that the access drive would be located along the east property line, which met with strong opposition from adjoining neighbors. The applicant submitted Concept #13, which is the same as #12, with the exception of the access drive being relocated to the west of the Fischer residence. The Planning Commission acknowledged the controversial nature of the site planning issue, and stated that they would not support a level of specificity within the annexation agreement which pre-empts future public input on the access issue within the PUD public hearing process. Wood reviewed the building height of 31' and the Planning Commission statement that the annexation agreement should not entitle the development to a higher building height maximum, and that the PUD process was the appropriate place to address building height and building setbacks. Wood stated that the Planning Commission recommends SF-LD zoning. The Planning Commission recognized and respected the consensus achieved through the neighborhood meeting process but did not support the incorporation of any specific provision into the annexation agreement. The Commission felt that the design specific issues should be reserved for the PUD/subdivision review process. Wood summarized the annexation agreement draft that requests a reduction under Section 16 for special provision. Reductions include the requested zone district of SF-LD, the density of 8 lots plus one, a minimum lot area of 18,500 SF, two access points, and the locating the majority of the open space on the west side of the development. Staff is requesting that a minimum of 39% public open space be memorialized in the agreement. Davidson called for Appli.cant presentation. Stephen Spam, Stephen Sparn & Associates PC, 1731 15th Street, Suite #350, Boulder, CO, stated that Council directed the applicant to conduct neighborhood meetings and work with Staff to draft an annexation agreement. He stated that the concepts had been presented at two City sponsored public meetings. He noted that the first meeting was held on December 13, 2000 and approximately 40 people attended. He stated that 9 different design plan concepts were presented and each site plan was reviewed and discussed. The evaluation criteria discussed were as follows: The number of lots, size of lots, zoning classification, open space quantity, open space quality, number and location of points of access into the property, traffic impact, home size, building heights, architectural style, setbacks, roadway design, architectural covenants, drainage, utility locations, impact on wildlife and impact on vegetation. He noted that the primary discussion centered on the number and locations of accesses to the property, the amount and location of open space, the property treatment of the Mayhoffer Ditch, Ted Hine's view corridor, and Rich Kithil's concern about debris.