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Illy of <br /> Item# 4.8. <br /> , MEMORANDUM <br /> Elk • <br /> River TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> FROM: Steve Ach, City Planner <br /> DATE: August 18, 1997 <br /> SUBJECT: 193rd Avenue Between Proctor <br /> and County Road No. 1 <br /> Issue <br /> Consider Resolution No. 97-_, authorizing the closure of 193rd Avenue to <br /> through traffic between Proctor Avenue and County Road No. 1. <br /> Background <br /> • The status of 193rd Avenue has been discussed with the Council along with <br /> the development plans for Lafayette Woods and most recently, Cherrywood <br /> Hills. Both of these developments have been designed with no access to 193rd <br /> Avenue; rather, have access points onto Proctor Avenue and County Road No. <br /> 1. <br /> The area between County Road No. 1 and Proctor Avenue lying south of 193rd <br /> consists of three property owners. Each of these property owners have access <br /> to their property by way of either County Road No. 1, Upland Avenue or <br /> Proctor Avenue. To be consistent with the County's goal of minimizing access <br /> points onto the county road, all of the properties should have the opportunity <br /> to gain access by some other means than County Road No. 1. The one <br /> property which may rely most heavily on the need for 193rd Avenue is the <br /> middle property currently owned by Mrs. Carton. As part of the Cherrywood <br /> Hills preliminary plat, the Rush Street cul-de-sac was extended all the way <br /> south to connect with 193rd. If Mrs. Carton is ever to develop her property in <br /> the future, this cul-de-sac could be extended, providing the necessary access <br /> to her property without having to use County Road No. 1. In the future, if <br /> the adjacent properties to Mrs. Carton require reconstructing a portion of <br /> 193rd to develop their property, this certainly could be done and still preserve <br /> the integrity of a pedestrian trail and keeping 193rd closed to through traffic. <br /> • As staff has pointed out in earlier discussions, the condition of 193rd is poor, <br /> given the amount of traffic that currently utilizes the street as a cut-through. <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River,MN 55330 • TDD &Phone: (612)441-7420 • Fax: (612)441-7425 <br />