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<br /> <br />Planning Commission Minutes <br />June 24, 2025 <br />--------- <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />been significant conversations for safety improvements at this intersection. The city and Capstone are <br />working together with engineering plans to ensure a safe intersection. <br /> <br />Commissioner Rydberg stated it was because there are two counties at play with this roadway, and <br />therefore it will involve state and federal funding involvement. <br /> <br />Councilmember Wagner stated she didn't agree with Commissioner Rydberg's assessment and noted <br />Elk River is considered outstate in the eyes of MnDOT funding. <br /> <br />Moved by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Booth to recommend <br />approval of the Preliminary Plat for Oakwater Ridge, subject to the following conditions: <br />1. All comments of the EAW must be addressed to the satisfaction of the representative <br />agency. <br />2. Billboards along Highway 10 must be removed as the subdivision is developed and in <br />accordance with City Council resolution 25-31. <br />3. Staff approval of all site, utility, grading, and landscape plans. <br />4. All wet stormwater basins require a 25-foot easement in accordance with setback and <br />buffer requirements outlined in Sec. 30-1852. The buffer must be marked with approved <br />signs. <br />5. Setback lines shown on the preliminary plat must reflect the 45-foot setback required <br />for all wet ponds. <br />6. Trails and other features within the floodplain must comply with the floodplain <br />ordinance standards. <br />7. All temporary dead-ends included in future development plans must include signage <br />stating "Future Through Street" and a temporary cul-de-sac when the street will have <br />driveway access. <br />8. Work with Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) to adjust overhead power poles to <br />support the development and future frontage road along Highway 10. <br />9. ERMU requires a per lot streetlight fee. <br />10. The subdivision must be developed in accordance with all requirements included in the <br />Oakwater Ridge Master Plan and consistent with City Council action in their approval on <br />April 7, 2025. <br />11. The developer and the city must design and install access improvements at Highway <br />10 and 165th Ave to support the traffic needs of the proposed development. <br />12. The MnDNR must provide written approval of the work proposed within the Wild and <br />Scenic River District. <br />13. Along the property line with the Oliver Kelley Farm, the developer shall provide the <br />following: vegetative screening and a private property sign every 500 feet along the non- <br />wooded boundary, and one private property sign for each residential parcel along the <br />wooded boundary. <br />14. The developer must also work with the Oliver Kelley Farm to resolve any <br />encroachment concerns resulting from the existing fence. <br />15. Staff and the developer shall work together to resolve addressing and street alignment <br />concerns. <br /> <br />Motion carried 7-0. <br /> <br />5. GENERAL BUSINESS