1989/08/23 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

329 Aug.23.1989 issue on compatabili Lye and that is the issue of vertical dominance. A site where they a proposing to build 35 ft. structures. The height between Glenwood Ave. and the buildings on the top of the site will be 80 feet. You don't mitigate an 80 loot vertical differential with plantings around the wetland down at the Glenwood Creek site. He said the first soils consultant did not know it was going to be a multi-family development with three story high buildings. The Gond consultant did not dig any test holes on his own but used the holes the first consultant had used. He Pelt they did not rebut the generig lecincompatibility of the multiple family development with the familysinarea surrounding the development. The callsetfornetting density another outenvironmental sensitive calculating issuewasn't are comp plan calculating density. The applicant gave a gross density fias before gwre. Mr.Allenddrfer said there are policies on the books that should be thefol dither er tan the the recommendations of the applicant. He asked councom0 pted� policies and deny the rezone until the new zoning code is a Mr..Hanson then said this property on the general comp plan is low density multiple. He said also when the code requires a mixture of housing,m it specifies so asalong the waterfront. His applicant will. ply with the cty codes as far a open space, buffers, preserving the wetlands,etc. He askedthat rezone be approved. Coved by Councilmember Pope• seconded by Councilmember Gipson to lose the public hearing. Councilmember Morrow asked if there wase lack of multi-family sites and Bob Candles of that were in' the same rdifficulty as Department Glenwood drezone. there were several Promaithem Planning nCoceiseton and Mrat Landlas asaitl theomcoeaisson could not reach a decision. Councilmember Pope thought the density was too high and that there should be a mixture of housing. He was also cocerned abut the additional traffic the development would generate. President Niva complimented the applicant on the high quality of the project but she thought there should be lower density and a large transition area between ft-1d 0-3. She also thought there should e alder setbacks and less height to the buildings. Councilmember Morrow wanted to make sure the wetlands would be Preserved. ncilmembar liceond w also ca erned about tha traffic and saint comfortable with the tlensity.nc Councilmember overatreat agreed with P esident NiVa�a c'manta and said these should be space Por more recreation activity. o Moved beyn Councimember Pope' ITT.;aetl by Councilmember oiamontl that the rez a be remanded to staP!to negotiate with tre proponents antl