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. . . Planning Commission Minutes August 10,2004 Page 3 City Engineer Teny Maurer stated that Line Avenue was to have been cul-de-saced, requiring traffic to stay on the collector roadway of Twin Lakes Road. Commissioner Lemke asked why the developer is not paying for all of the improvements to County Road 40 at this time. City Engineer T eny Maurer stated that it is not the city's policy to require developers to pay for an entire improvement project of this nature. Commissioner Anderson asked why the City is allowing denser developments farther out from the core. Director of Planning McPherson stated that the City is not "allowing" anything. The applicant or any property owner has the right to apply for a project to the city. Staff cannot tell a property owner or applicant that they cannot apply for a zone change request or any other land use application. It is up to the City Council to determine if the proposal is appropriate and if it fits the long-term vision of the city. With zone change requests, the City has the ultimate discretion in approving or denying a request. Chair Ropp opened the public hearing. Randy Barney, 19008 Lincoln Street - Mr. Barney stated that he lives at the end of the Lincoln Street cul-de-sac and that exiting from his neighborhood onto County Road 13 has resulted in close calls. There are long waits to exit onto County Road 13 and some residents may make risky choices in order to leave the development. Mr. Barney suggested that perhaps one of the two exits could be closed onto the county road in exchange for not making the connection into Sunset Ridge. He suggested that the development be allowed an entrance onto County Road 13 farther east. City Engineer T eny Maurer stated that based on the Sherburne County access policy, there is not enough distance between Lincoln and Kennedy Streets and County Road 40 to allow an additional entrance onto County Road 13. Renee Pomerleau, 18996 Lincoln Street - Stated that the neighborhood should be left alone and asked why do they have to get involved. She stated that the kids live in the street and the connection between the development and their neighborhood should not be made, as it will cause increased traffic in their neighborhood. Greg Lien, 19147 Lincoln Street - Stated he was concerned with the speed on County Road 13 and increased traffic levels in the neighborhood. He felt that County Road 40 should be completed first in order to keep construction traffic out of Sunset Ridge. He stated that the neighbors paid an assessment for paving their streets and construction traffic would adversely impact the new paving. He suggested that the interconnection between Sunset Ridge and the new development be done last. He also requested that hours of operation be limited to reasonable hours with no work on weekends. Mr. Lien also asked where sewer and water would enter into this development. City Engineer T eny Maurer stated that speed limits are set by the State of Minnesota and noted that typically when development occurs, speed may be reduced on adjacent roadways by the State due to urbanization. The City would have to request, however, that a speed study be done, once the development is completed. Kim Thiry, 19031 Lincoln Street - Stated that School District is overcrowded at the elementaty level and that this development would exasperate that issue.