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Council Minutes of 4/4/06 Finance Director Copfer: 1) Attended the Fire Dept. minimum safe staffing meeting on :.~,~,: March 23. 2) Official statement for the bond issuance was completed last Friday and mailed out to rating agencies. She completed the outline for the presentations which will be made to the rating agencies in Chicago. She, the Mayor, Nat City Investment representatives and bond counsel will be in Chicago on Wednesday and Thursday to make presentations to the rating agencies of Fitch and Moody's. Councilman Gareau, chairperson of the Building, Zoning and Development Committee: 1) The BZD Committee met on March 28, 2006. Present were committee members Miller, Orlowski and Gareau; Council Members Dailey Jones and Barker; Law Director Dubelko, Planning Director Wenger, Assistant Building Commissioner Rymarczyk. Agenda items: • Shadow Wood single family cluster. This matter was reviewed by committee on February 16, 2006. He provided a detailed report at the special Council meeting of February 21, 2006, and he wished to incorporate it in its entirety into his remarks as if fully restated: "Shadow Wood Single Family Cluster on Bradley Road, which is in the vicinity of the Timber Trails subdivision. This proposal consists of a 52-unit residential cluster development on an 8.91 acre site on Bradley Road. Existing on the parcel is atwo-family residential home. The lot is currently split-zoned with the majority of the parcel zoned light industrial; adjacent properties are also zoned light industrial. A small portion of the rear of the parcel is zoned for multiple residence. The applicant proposes to rezone the light industrial portion to single family cluster. It was pointed out the applicant's proposal is consistent with the recommendations of the city's master plan. On April 27, 2004 and on August 9, 2005, the Planning Commission recommended that Council rezone the subject property to single family cluster. Concerning the site plan, cluster housing units are proposed to be constructed along a single private street off of Bradley Road terminating in a hammer head. The existing two-family home is to remain on the land that is to be lot-split. The Fire Dept. has reviewed and approved the proposal for egress/ingress and emergency access. 'They did issue a report as such. The single family cluster district does permit a density of up to six units per acre. With 52 units, this proposal falls within the allowable density at about 5.8 units per acre. The Planning Commission required the applicant to show sidewalks on both sides of the street. Because of this requirement and the width limitations of the parcel, units 1 through 10 violate the 25 foot side yard setback required by the cluster code. Units 7 and 8 are closest to the property line (adjacent industrial use) at a distance of approximately 20 feet. The Planning Commission granted the reduction in side yard setback; however, that is a recommendation to this Council. A discussion ensued about the need for the side yard variances and whether the proposal was fitting too much building on too little land. In the discussion, it was brought to the committee's attention that, while the proposal called for sidewalks, only one side of the street would have a grass separation between the street and the sidewalk while the other would not. It was the opinion of Councilman Gareau that would create a disjointed view to have two different types of sidewalks styles in the same subdivision on the same street. At that point, a discussion was had about whether or not the deck and patio options which would be available to these particular owners would be appropriate. There is a 20 foot distance between the building and the 5 ~` ~~~