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Plan Commission M~utes March 27, 1991 Page 2 . stated that Planning staff agreed with Mr. Roufa's characterization of the proposed resubdivision. The newly proposed Lots 7A - 15A and the plan depicting the homes which will be built on these Lots comply with the requirements of Zoning Code Section 34-31.6 regarding Townhouse development. Planning staff did request that the developer change the location of the building line on Lot 12A from that approved on the original Lot 12, since the original building line curved to match the curve of the Swarthmore Court right-of-way. The curved building line would permit construction 30' in front of the line of buildings proposed for Lots 10-12. The building line on Lot 12A has now been depicted to maintain a standard setback for all buildings within the group. The easements remain from the 1988 Plat, but have been dimensioned from property lines or have been given specific reference where possible in order to help define their location, since some of them no longer correspond to property lines. Planning Department staff has one major concern relating to the original requirement that the detention basin be constructed in the common ground to control storm water run-off. The construction of this basin has not been completed and serious erosion of the common ground has been occurring for almost a year. Planning staff recommends approval of the proposed resubdivision on the express condition that the Chairperson and Executive Secretary as well as the City Clerk withhold their signatures from the Plat until construction of the detention basin is completed to the satisfaction of city inspectors. Mr. Roufa responded to Ms. Elwood's recommendation by stating that the drainage inlet has been installed, but that it was impossible to grade the area south of the basin area because Toro could not determine the final grades in this area. He complained that children from the Junior High School south of the subdivision "cut through" this area every day and litter the area. He requested that the Plan Commission approve the requested resubdivision and not require completion of the detention basin until just prior to construction of the last group of townhomes. Chairperson Kreishman asked if Commission members had any questions for the developer. Mr. Marsh queried whether, under Mr. Roufa's proposal, the basin would ever be completed if the last group of townhomes were never built. Chairperson Kreishman stated that the basin should have been completed by this time, since the development has been under construction for two years. Mr. Safe stated that non-completion of the basin puts the City at risk and stated his belief that the proper grades should be easily determined; grades would require, at most, marginal change after building construction was completed. Mr. Roufa and his partner, Jordan Tobin, stated that Toro had changed its grading plan three times at the request of the City and could not estimate the exact swale and shape of the basin. Al Goldman, Director of Planning, asked what measures Toro had taken to prevent erosion of the common ground; had any bales been placed or had the ground been seeded?