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!Pr Sherburne County .11- • �:�.�� 5Ci hwa IDepartment mmliNmu_ ....s P.O. BOX 338 • ELK RIVER, MN 55330 • PHONE(612)441-1722 • FAX(612)441-2264 May 19, 1995 Mr. Steven B. Ach City Planner City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 RE: May 23, 1995 Planning Commission Meeting Preliminary Plat for Lafayette Woods • Dear Mr. Ach: As you requested, we have reviewed the above referenced plat for potential impacts on the Sherburne County road system. Our initial review considered access into the development via 195th Drive from County Road 77 (Proctor Avenue) and Upland Avenue from 193rd Avenue as shown own the preliminary plat map. Based on our review of the preliminary plat map, we ask that 50 feet of right-of-way be dedicated along that portion of Lafayette Woods that abuts County Road 77 in order to facilitate future improvements to this roadway. We will also ask that additional right-of-way be dedicated as adjacent property is developed. As we discussed, there is the potential that the traffic generated by this development could expedite the need for improvements at the intersection of CSAH 1 and County Road 77. Lafayette Woods, when fully developed with 207 single family homes,has the potential to generate as much as 2,100 trips per day, all of which will likely circulate through this intersection. You also indicated in our conversation that there is the possibility of extending Upland Avenue directly to CSAH 1 and abandoning 193rd Avenue. While this would provide more direct access into the development and relieve some of the traffic pressures on County Road 77, we are concerned with the proliferation of intersections along this minor arterial. We have also noticed that the development of this site in the manner shown on the preliminary plat would not be consistent with your City of Elk River Comprehensive Transportation Plan. This development precludes the corridor shown in your plan connecting Highland Avenue to Meadowvale Road (Roadway C). Your plan identifies this critical network addition as "a much • needed east-west minor arterial between School Street and 201st Avenue"that would remove some of the traffic that would use CSAH 1.