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<br /> <br />Planning Commission Minutes <br />January 28, 2025 <br />--------- <br />Page 5 of 8 <br />Motion Carried 6-0. <br /> <br /> 5.5 Land Use Amendment, Zone Change, and Ordinance Amendment: Specht Family Farm Residential <br />Development (PUD), 16330 US Highway 10, Capstone Homes <br /> Mr. Leeseberg presented the staff report. <br /> <br />Commissioner Booth asked if the city ever authorized 29' wide streets in any prior plats. <br /> <br />Mr. Leeseberg stated the city has allowed narrower streets, but those streets are privately maintained. <br /> <br />Commissioner Johnson asked if this Capstone project would be association maintained. <br /> <br />Mr. Leeseberg stated it will not be association maintained and noted the city engineer stated city streets <br />need to meet city standards of 34'. <br /> <br />Matt Barker and Stephen Bona of Capstone Homes, along with Brian Krystofiak from Carlson <br />McCain, provided a presentation outlining the proposed development. Mr. Barker discussed a traffic <br />study that they completed, the Mississippi River Trail, creating a buffer between the development and <br />Kelley Farm, and the berm at the entrance of the development. He also discussed the proposed 29' <br />street width and explained how they felt it works in other cities such as Otsego and Ramsey. He <br />pointed out the curving streets and boulevard trees can have traffic-calming benefits. <br /> <br />Chair Beise opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />David Kelliher, Vice President of the Minnesota Historical Society, spoke and introduced Alyssa <br />Olson, Site Manager of the Oliver H Kelley Farm, and Ben Leonard, Senior Vice President of Historic <br />Sites Network and Operations for the Minnesota Historical Society, and stated they met with Capstone <br />reps to learn more about the project and to share the importance of the farm with them. Mr. Kelliher <br />posed the following questions and concerns: <br />1) They appreciated the efforts by the city and Capstone to improve access to Highway 10, noting how <br />dangerous it was taking a left turn into and out of the farm. They were excited about a future <br />interchange and asked if there was anything they could do to join that coalition to let them know. <br />2) They are interested in knowing more about the trail and what it looks like. <br />3) Regarding the boundary between the farm and Capstone they look forward to vegetative screening <br />on both wooded and non-wooded. <br />4) They asked for visual simulations to see what this development might look like from all corners of <br />the property. <br />Mr. Kelliher stated they are looking forward to collaborating on the EAW and appreciate the <br />opportunity to partner with the city and Capstone and also make sure their needs are met. <br /> <br />Nathan Krakau, Otsego, stated he has friends that live in Capstone homes and feels they are good <br />builders. He asked about having 9 or 10 overflow parking lots scattered in the development to prevent <br />cars parking in the street, and if that would allow emergency trucks and ambulances to travel along the <br />roadway to get to residents. <br /> <br />There being no one else to speak, Chair Beise closed the public hearing. <br /> <br />Commissioner Booth asked if there were any other development projects where the developer has DRAFTPage 6 of 166