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<br />\ <br /> <br /> <br />Howard R. Green Company <br />CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br />March 17, 1999 <br />806520J-0240 <br /> <br />The Honorable Chairman and Planning Commission <br />City of Elk River <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />- RE: ISU\ND VIEW 4TH ADDITION <br /> <br />Dear Planning Commission: <br /> <br />As requested, we have reviewed the submittal for the Island View 4111 Addition development. <br />The proposed plat consists of seven lots at the west end of Island View Drive. John Oliver & <br />. Associates prepared the submittal package. It consisted of a preliminary plat and a preliminary <br />grading plat both of which hold a revision date of March 8, 1999. Based on our review and <br />comments received at the staff review meeting, we would offer the following comments. <br /> <br />· The existing Island View Drive far exceeds the maximum length contained in the City <br />ordinance for a cul-de-sac. Obviously, extending it approximately 600 feet further <br />will also exceed the maximum length contained in the City ordinance. Therefore,. a <br />variance would be required for the length of cul-de-sac. <br />· Lot 4 Block 2 does not meet the minimum frontage of 160 feet when measured at the <br />set back line. <br />· When this plat first came before the Planning Commission and City Council back in <br />1997, there was a staff recommendation that a road right-of-way be provided to the <br />north to hook up with 19151 Avenue in Belgin Acres Subdivision located to the <br />northeast. The neighbors along Island View Drive were opposed to this <br />recommendation do to the fact that they felt it would encourage cut through traffic in <br />their neighborhood. Staff felt it was important due to the length of the cul-de-sac as <br />an alternative emergency route. With the current proposal for Island View 4th <br />Addition we would recommend that the eastern tip of Lot 4 Bleck 2 be provided as <br />additional right-of-way near the cul-de-sac in the event that there is any future <br />development to allow the issue of connecting to Belgin Acres to be discussed further <br />at that time. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />o.lproj.l806520J/0240/520-0317march99 <br />1326 Energy Park Drive . St. Paul, MN 55108 . 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 loll free 888/368-4389 <br />