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Beach said the issue of entrance onto Silver Lake Road concerns safety. It would be very hard to pull onto Silver Lake Road because of the dip in Silver Lake Road and the hill. Silver Lake Road would be a very bad place for an entrance to the development. Beach said he understood the residents’ concerns for the safety of their children. Beach stated the proposed entrance would be the safest. Beach said he checked with Ramsey County and they were reluctant to have an entrance onto Silver Lake Road because of the 16th Street intersection. Schiferl asked Beach about the drainage issue. Teague’s Planning Report states the City Engineer has reviewed the proposed grading plan and found it generally acceptable. How would you address the concerns of the people living on 17th Street who have lower lots? Beach and Rengo reviewed the drainage plan. Beach stated the plan does not call for construction of any berms to block the drainage. Beach pointed out the grading and drainage features on the plan and showed the locations of additional plantings on the plan. Zisla said asked Beach about his statement that he would like to retain some of the berm on Silver Lake Road. Beach said some of the berm had to be cut down. Beach said he would like to keep as much of the berm as possible and give the homes a back yard. Zisla asked Beach for a more definite answer. Beach responded that, because of the topography of the land in that area, most of the trees would be cleared. Beach pointed out the locations of the trees on the plan and where the trees would have to be cleared. Zisla said, on one hand, Beach is saying he has to clear most of the trees there. The neighbors are saying we need to look at these things and Beach is saying the trees have to be cleared. Zisla said it was aggravating to hear people complain about an extra ten cars an hour during the peak two hours will destroy their neighborhood. Zisla said these were public streets and neighborhoods. Considering the good of the community, an access on Silver Lake Road does not make sense. Mr. Beach has said he may have to level the site. People may not want to hear that. Zisla said Beach should come in with his landscape plan to show that there is no alternative. Zisla said it boggled his mind to be told that nine more neighbors will destroy the neighborhood. Baker said that, in defense of Mr. Beach, the City does not require a landscape plan. Zisla said the ordinance should be changed so that a landscape plan is required. Teague said Staff recommended that, as a condition of approval, the applicant submit a tree identification plan that would identify the significant trees in addition to the landscape plan. That would be addressed as part of the final plat. Baker said the point that this site was 5.4 acres and could legally accommodate twenty-four homes under the R-1 zoning seems to have gotten lost in this discussion. Meilahn asked how that was possible. Baker responded each lot only needs to have 10,000 square feet under the R-1 zoning. The people who platted the area obviously wanted the entrance on 23rd because the street is dedicated. The two houses on 9th would not be made nonconforming. They cannot say that this street will ruin their neighborhood because the street was planned to be there. Meilahn said it may have been planned but it can be changed. Baker responded affirmatively. Meilahn asked how many of the Commissioners had walked through the site. Zisla said the Planning Commission was made up of volunteers and said he did not appreciate Meilahn’s cross examination. However, Zisla responded he had walked through it. (Meilahn began to speak about the I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\MINUTES\1998\06-16-98.WPD 6