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Planning Commission Page 4 April 28,2020 ----------------------------- applicant. He stated the houses must be a minimum of 10' apart,which is per building code with 5' setbacks. Mr. Carlton received one comment from the public: "While I realize that the growth of Elk River is inevitable and for the good of all, I do have concerns with the Pines at Elk River development. I live on the frontage of 5"' Street NW, 5`' Street connects with Twin Lakes Road,via Line Avenue,with northbound Highway 169. Since the rerouting of Line Avenue and the denial of access to Main Street from Baldwin Avenue around twelve years ago, 5"' Street NW is the traffic-bearing road of the area. 5`' Street bears the traffic from Nowthen and eastern Elk River to and from northern 169. In 20 years at this location,I have seen and heard 5`'' Street turn into an acceleration lane for teenage drivers,teenagers driving modified pickups with extremely loud exhaust pipes,to 60+ boomers on motorcycles with extremely loud exhaust pipes. My concerns with this new development is increased traffic, the intended danger from speeders and the nuisance of pointless noise up to 90 decibels. As the Planning Commission considers these issues in deliberation if so, are there any plans to mitigate these issues?My hope is that the Commission will not only address my concerns but act positively as well." The Planning Commission discussed traffic flow to 5`' Street from Baldwin Avenue and Dodge or enter Highway 169. Chair Johnson asked if there were concerns with increased traffic on Baldwin Avenue. Mr. Carlton stated Baldwin Avenue would see an increase in traffic in general regardless of what goes into this location. He stated the goal of this plan was related to Line Avenue. Commissioner Rydberg asked about the project schedule for these homes and if they would be constructed before Line Avenue is closed. Mr. Carlton stated timelines can change but the projection is there will be some overlap and the cul-de-sac would be completed before full build-out of the subdivision but not before any homes are constructed. He stated the traffic analysis completed by the applicant looked at potential traffic impacts of use on this site and did not show any negative impacts. Commissioner Larson-Vito asked how many residential units could be added to this property without a PUD. Mr. Carlton stated the property is currently zoned Business Park with an underlying land use of mixed use/residential, so it would have to be rezoned to a residential district for R3 townhomes or R4 high density residential. Commissioner Larson Vito expressed her main concern with allowing PUDs in industrial parks and the challenges when industrial locations look to expand their rawEeEW IN'Af