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with a fitness trail surrounding, a park area, sidewalks, and up-scaled street lighting. Phase one: twenty-nine lots fronting on Bridge Street and the common areas. Phase 2: the remaining twenty-six lots. Entry sign would be on a portion of Lot #1 and Lot #47 with buffering and landscaping. The commission had questions on the retention pond size and the cul-de-sac size. Benchmark Consulting told the commission if one retention pond was not adequate they might have to lose either lot #14 or #15 in order to meet the drainage ordinance. The consulting frrm told the commission they would work with the Fire Department on the wideness of the cul-de-sacs and the placement of fire hydrants. Donna Rammison, HRM fuvesments, told the commission she is currently negotiating with builders. She is looking at $250,000 to $350,000 homes. One of the builders she is working with does a 100% brick home. She said there was no swimming pool, but she wants the project to be conducive to an outdoor style of life. Plan A: If they are not able to do a fitness trail, they will go to Plan B and do a wetland or prairie grass habitat area and a place for people to run their dogs. They are doing both ranch and two-story homes with a minimum of 1800 square feet for a single story and 2000 for two stories. At the November Plan Commission meeting the decision was to put a higher percentage of brick on the houses bordering Knightsbridge. Lots 1-16: nine lots at 75% brick, the remainder at 40% brick. This request is upscaling the November PUD. Joe Beikman asked about the sewer lines. Benchmark Consulting said at first they showed nine or eleven units on grinder pumps, now they have decided to have a lift station and pumping back to the most immediate manhole. Maintenance of the lift station would be by the Homeowner's Assoc. if the Town of Mooresville wouldn't accept the maintenance. Melissa Doddema, Victoria Lane in Knightsbridge asked about buffering between the yards. The project has plans for a small swail matching existing drainage between the properties. Larry Bryant, Victoria Lane, told the commission he owned the drainage ditch behind his house and asked the developers to please keep the entry sign back from Bridge Street so people can see to pull out of the addition. Commissioner Crouch asked if it could be included in the covenants that homeowners were not allowed to fill drainage swails or put buildings on them. And also include the materials to be used for facial and soffits. Benchmark Consulting was told they needed to have a 30 foot setback in front of home and they needed to be aware of the parking spaces in relation to number of bedrooms. Motion was made by Commissioner Crouch, second by Commissioner Ehrhart to approve the PUDR pending parking requirements and upscale on brick or stone, requirements worked out on small cul-de-sacs, fire hydrant placement, materials for facial and soffits, entrance sign setback, and construction plans and sewer plans. Motion carried 9-0.