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Pinewood Estates Second Addition July 21, 2005 Page 2 4. Sherburne County has reviewed the original layout and submitted a letter dated July 1, 2005. In that letter they indicate that no driveways will be allowed onto :Mississippi Road. However, the revised preliminary plat still has Lot 22 which would require a driveway onto :Mississippi Road. If a driveway permit cannot be obtained from the County, this lot will need to be eliminated. If the County maintains its position that no driveways are to be allowed on :Mississippi Road, the plat should contain access control along its entire south boundary. It should also provide access control along Waco Street, with the exception of the two public street openings. The existing 182nd Avenue access with Waco Street is proposed to be moved approximately 100 feet to the north. The new street access onto Waco Street will be approximately 300 feet from the intersection of Mississippi Road. 5. This development with the utility construction necessary down Waco Street and the additional traffic should cause the City Council to consider reconstructing the south portion of Waco Street to an urban design. There should be a condition on the plat of Pinewood Estates Second Addition that they contribute $1,500 per lot created for the reconstruction of Waco Street. This condition would be exactly the same as that which was put on West Oaks development to the north. 6. The original PinewoodAddition was developed in the late 1970's. It is within the City's Urban Service District. The roadways and on-site sewer systems are all 25-30 years old. The City Council should consider the question of whether now is the time to reconstruct the existing streets to an urban standard with concrete curb and gutter and extend sanitary sewer and watermain through the development to serve the existing lots. With the requirement for the new development to loop the watermain, a portion of the utilities necessary to serve the existing lots will be constructed by the new development. In other words, the cost to extend utilities to the existing lots and reconstruct the roads could be somewhat subsidized by the proposed new development. 7. Lots 6, 7 and 8, Block 1 are all substandard in depth. 8. Street A is a cul-de-sac at the north part of the proposed development. It has total length approximately 200 feet beyond the maximum length allowed by ordinance. However, it does not appear there is any other reasonable way to develop this portion of the property. 9. There are two 30- foot easements connecting with Yankton Street between existing lots in Pinewood Addition. These easements were previously used for golfers to access the various holes on the course. It may be best if these access easements were eliminated in the redevelopment and a utility easement maintained over the top of the area for utility looping purposes. 10. Lot 22 referenced previously is an odd-shaped lot over 2.8 acres in size, which has frontage on County Road 30 but includes a large portion of property along the west plat line. It is questionable whether a homeowner would maintain this much land, which is S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2005\P 05.13 Pinewood Estates 2nd\07 2105 engr's memo.doc