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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ACTION <br />At its meeting of September 28, 2017, the Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) voted 5-0 to <br />recommend approval of the special exception use request as recommended by staff (see attachment <br />#4). As part of the notification process for the PZC public hearing at least one adjacent property <br />owner expressed interest in using the air strip, which helps address compatibility issues (see section <br />12 in this report). After the September 28, 2017 PZC meeting, the applicants developed a reciprocal <br />easement ("airstrip easement") to allow an adjacent.property owner to use the air strip. That easement <br />has now been executed and provides for maintenance operations, use, and indemnification (see <br />attachment #5). If the special exception use is approved by the County, then the easement will be <br />recorded in the public records and a recorded copy will be provided to the County. The applicants <br />have also indicated a willingness to allow the other adjacent property owner the same reciprocal <br />easement agreement. By offering use of the airstrip to adjacent owners under a reciprocal agreement, <br />the applicants are providing a potential benefit to those owners rather than simply creating potential <br />impacts on adjacent properties. <br />ANALYSIS <br />1. Size of Development: Overall site size: 76.8 acres <br />Area of development: 7 acres <br />Note: The proposed airstrip bisects two parcels (Almeter parcel and Plank parcel) running <br />east/west along the common property line. Since the improvement straddles the property <br />lines, a reciprocal easement for use of the airstrip needs to be established and remain in effect <br />for the life of the airstrip. The easement needs to be recorded prior to site plan release. <br />2. Zoning Classification: A-2, Agricultural -2 (up to 1 unit per 10 acres) <br />3. Land Use Designation: AG -2, Agricultural -2 (up to 1 unit per 10 acres) <br />4. Building Area: Proposed: 0 square feet <br />Note: No new building is proposed. There is an existing agricultural building and stabilized <br />parking area on the southern parcel which does not appear to be in conflict with the proposed <br />airstrip and which will remain. <br />5. Impervious Area: Proposed: 0 square feet <br />Note: There is no new impervious area proposed with this application. The airstrip is <br />proposed to be grassed for use by light aircraft. <br />6. Open Space: Required: 80% <br />Proposed: 99.8% <br />7. Traffic Circulation: Access to the proposed project is provided via a stabilized two-way <br />driveway connection to 1301h Avenue SW, which is a semi -improved dirt road located within <br />St. Johns Improvement District (SJID) right-of-way. The site is accessed from 130th Avenue <br />SW which connects to an extension of 9th Street SW (Oslo Road). <br />118 <br />C:\Users\legistar\AppData\l oca]\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@140E2E26\@BCL@140E2E26.docx 2 <br />