Plan Commission 1.12.10 Meeting Minutes - the Town of Winfield

Gerry Stiener made a motion for the Plan Commission to make an Unfavorable Recommendation to the Town
Council for the following reasons:
1. The request does not conform to the Town of Winfield Master Plan, in that the Master Plan calls for this
area to be single-family, owner-occupied housing and not multi-family, rental housing;
2. The sanitary sewer infrastructure, in its present state, is inadequate to handle the sewage created by
this development;
3. The streets in the area of this development, namely County Line Road and 109 th Avenue, are
inadequate in size and condition to handle the increased traffic flow created by this development;
4. There is inadequate traffic control at the intersection of 109 th Avenue and County Line Road to handle
the increased traffic flow created by this development, considering the traffic coming in and out of Lake
of Four Seasons;
5. The fire and police resources of Winfield are inadequate to be able to provide the necessary and
required protection for the development, considering the number of residents who would be living in it;
6. The development will decrease the value of property in the surrounding area in that multi-family, rental
housing situated in the near vicinity of single-family housing decreases the desirability and therefore,
the value of nearby single-family housing;
7. The development is inconsistent with the overall development in the surrounding area in that the
present area is single-family, owner-occupied development and not multi-family rentals;
8. The development has failed to adequately address the necessary requirements for parks and open
space which would be necessary for use by the number of residents who would live in the proposed
development;
9. The development has failed to properly address the issue of security for the development and its
residents;
10. The development has failed to address the concerns of the Town that adequate recreational and other
amenities be included within the development from its inception.
The motion was seconded by George Walton and passed 6-0 on a roll call vote.
Bonds Set To Expire- DBL West, Phases 5 & 8- Greg Lorig of DLZ informed the Commission that
DLZ will have recommendations for new bond amounts for Doubletree Lake Estates West, Phases 5
and 8 at the February meeting.
With no further business before the Commission, Gerry Stiener made a motion, seconded by Michael
DeNormandie, to adjourn. The motion passed on a voice vote, 6-0.
Adjournment: Approximate time: 9:10 p.m.
Attest:
____________________________________ Transcriber: Lance Ryskamp
Plan Commission Secretary Zoning Administrator
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Plan Commission President