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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes August 27, 1996 Page 4 . through traffic from 189th onto Island View Drive. Staff suggests a possible connection from Island View to 191 st to connect the Island View neighborhood and Belgin Acres, and improve emergency access. Steve Ach explained there is a discrepancy in the legal description for a 1/3 acre parcel of land owned by Mr. Lockwood. The legal description indicates the parcel owned by Mr. Lockwood may actually be on Lot 5 of the proposed plat. This ownership issue will need to be addressed before proceeding with development of the property. Steve indicated staff just received the grading plan tonight showing the house pad and septic locations and will need time to review the plans, particularly Lots 7, 8 and 9 which are on Lake Orono. The Park and Recreation Commission has recommended Lot 5 be dedicated to the City to satisfy the park dedication requirements. Also, a 30 foot trail corridor is recommended to connect the park land and proposed cul-de-sac extending from Island View Drive. Staff recommends tabling this item until the September Planning Commission meeting. Commissioner Minton questioned why staff recommends platting Lot 3 as an outlot. Steve Ach explained the lot does not meet road frontage requirements. This issue would be resolved if Lot 3 were combined with an adjacent parcel. Steve noted that the entire plat would be affected if a connection of Island View Drive and 191 st were made, which would, in turn, affect the Park and Recreation Commission's recommendations. . Chair Thompson noted a letter has been received by the Planning Commission from Blanche and Gene Scriber, 13489 Island View Drive, expressing their opposition to Island View Drive becoming a through-street. Commissioner Minton expressed his support for connecting Island View with 191 st Avenue. John Hitchcock (applicant), 8730 Nevada Avenue, Brooklyn Park, indicated he became aware of the legal description discrepancy regarding Mr. Lockwood's property last week. He has since met with an attorney and a surveyor and it appears Mr. Lockwood's property is described as being within Lot 5. He noted a title attorney is checking in the matter. Mr. Hitchcock explained when Belgin Acres was platted, there was some discussion of connecting Island View and 189th. Since that time, the 1991 Wetland Conservation Act came into effect and the proposed alignment of 189th is not compatible for buildable lots on the lake. Mr. Hitchcock indicated he and Mr. Lockwood will be negatively impacted if Island View Drive and 191 st Avenue are connected, and felt the Belgin Acres development will be most affected by cut-through traffic. Chair Thompson opened the public hearing. . Sandy Weicht, 13330 Island View Drive, expressed her concern that Island View Drive is a very old, narrow road and opposed a connection with County Road #35, which is a much wider road with faster traffic. She expressed concern for safety of walkers, bikers and roller bladers.