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Planning Commission Minutes April 26, 1982 Page T\\TO Marlin Hutchinson, representing Barthel Company, introduced their architect for the project, Mr. Dick Larson. Mr. Larson explained that the PUD is 4l acres which will consist of a number of parcels, 4-plex connected type housing, a restaurant, a bank, a shopping center, a free standing retail commercial building, and an office building. This is a .total of six separate uses. He indicated that ~. Barthel has submitted to the City a number of documents showing lot lines, land- scaping, elevations, etc. The shopping center, restaurant, and bank are in- itially proposed to be developed at this time. A new road possibly connecting Gates Avenue with School Street which will go through approximately the center of the project with sewer and water and storm drains for the project, also will be discussed. None of the sewers, etc. have been finally engineered. Barthel has submitted preliminary grading plans showing road elevations and elevations of various parcels. Mr. Larson also indicated what type of buffering would be used for the project. Mr. Larson further indicated that the City has a 75 foot wide easement on the west boundary of the proposal. Barthel will be using mixed carn- iverous plantings as a landscaping buffer from existing homes between them and the PUD. Chairman Tracy opened the Public Hearing at 7:47 p.m. Mr. Tony Hipp, a resident of Elk River, indicated that he liked the concept but that he felt a frontage road would possibly be needed for that area. Right now there mayor may not be a need for a frontage road, but he stated that presently Evans deadends at the south end of the PUD. He further indicated there would be a large amount of traffic coming through the PUD. He felt there should be a front- age road built to accomodate this area or possibly land set aside for this purpose. Marlin Hutchinson indicated that Barthel is in the process of making application to the Highway Department for another access to the Highway. He showed that the in- gress and egress at two points in the PUD would possibly do as much as anything to alleviate traffic as a frontage road would. Mr. Hipp indicated to Mr. Hutchinson that it would be almost impossible to get across Highway #169. Mr. Hutchinson stated that what they are proposing is not a crossing at #169, but an ingress and egress to the shopping center for traffic traveling north to south. Mr. Hipp then questioned the extension of Evans. Mr. Hutchinson stated that Evans would remain as a dead end. The people of the area such as the nursing home and the elderly housing discouraged Evans going through. He further indicated that walkways were proposed to go through the area to the center. Commissioner Pearce asked Mr. Hipp what advantage would a service road do over what Gates Avenue will be doing? Mr. Hipp felt that with people shopping at peak shopping periods, that it may be