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Planning Commission Page 2 <br /> August 24,2021 <br /> ----------------------------- <br /> process of the Comprehensive Plan document amendment and updates made from <br /> the previous plan dated 2014. <br /> Tim Thoreen from HR Green then discussed the transportation and mobility <br /> portion of the plan. He explained roadway realignments and future potential impacts. <br /> Look at key recommendations;they discussed those throughout the presentation. <br /> Chair Larson-Vito opened the public hearing. <br /> Lance Lindberg— 18621 Simonet Drive, Elk River, stated he was a member of the <br /> Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC),and he was happy with most of <br /> the plan but had concerns with the recommendation of rural lot placement in the <br /> Urban Service Expansion area. He explained his concerns with the difficulty getting <br /> additional lots into the proposed neighborhood like Ridgewood and could not see <br /> where it was possible to split current parcels. He also noted concerns with the <br /> Windsor Woods and Greenhead Acres developments. He stated he felt the cost to <br /> install city services would be high and asked what percentage of votes would be <br /> required from the neighboring property owners to approve proposed upgrades. <br /> Mr. Carlton explained the process of road improvements with a full reconstruction <br /> for a neighborhood and explained it would typically be a majority of property <br /> owners,but that the decision would ultimately come down to a council vote. <br /> Mr. Lindberg asked questions about scenarios about future lot sales and buyers being <br /> forced to connect to services. <br /> Mr. Carlton stated that as the ordinance currently reads,if sewer and water are <br /> available within a public right-of-way and within 300' of a building, the resident is <br /> required to connect at time of sale or septic failure. He noted it would be up to each <br /> individual buyer to make the decision whether to connect immediately or wait for a <br /> future trigger. <br /> Chair Larson-Vito stated the plan is a governing document to develop a city in an <br /> orderly fashion. She stated she was also on the CPAC and when she made the <br /> recommendation to the committee regarding the areas that have the capacity to <br /> support additional residential development,and to leverage existing roadway <br /> infrastructure,her perspective was coming from the wife of a firefighter.When a fire <br /> call comes in, fire fighters ask, "Does this house have a hydrant?What truck do they <br /> bring?" She explained if the city expands services in the future,they should do it in a <br /> logical way and not draw unusual boundaries around neighborhoods,which could <br /> somehow inadvertently miss homes,and further complicate public safety services <br /> among other things. She noted it was not her intent to add any cost to homeowners <br /> but to ensure logic. She stated the city currently has lots that don't have coverage and <br /> are waiting for septic systems to fail. <br /> Mr. Lindberg asked what would happen if a resident had a septic failure. <br /> 111`41AWRE <br /> . . .. . . . . . . <br />