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<br />rei -\) <br />( )! <br />!l~ <br /> <br />ITEM 7.10 <br /> <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND ZONING <br />ADMINISTRATOR ~tL- <br /> <br />DATE: MAY 11, 1993 <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, SECTION <br />1008.14 (5)(j) "LENGTH OF DEAD- <br />END ROADS" BY THE CITY OF ELK <br />RIVER/PUBLIC HEARING <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />In 1992, five of nine variance requests were regarding the <br />length of dead-end roads. The five variance requests dealt <br />with eleven different road ways in five plats. The City <br />Council felt this was a significant number of variance requests <br />on one single issue and directed staff to look at possible <br />ordinance amendments. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Staff researched this issue and presented their findings to the <br />Planning Commission. The Commission felt there was more to the <br />issue than the length of dead-end roads. They also considered <br />future extensions of dead-end roads into adjacent, undeveloped <br />property and when to allow cul-de-sacs (dead-ends) in general. <br /> <br />Lenqth <br /> <br />Of the eleven dead-end <br />temporary dead-ends that <br />developed; three were <br />permanent dead-end roads <br /> <br />roads considered in 1992, eight were <br />would be eliminated when adjacent land <br />permanent dead-end roads. The three <br />were less than 700 feet in length. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission reviewed ordinances from other cities <br />regarding the total length allowed, how they measured the <br />length, and when they allowed exceptions to the maximum <br />length. The Commission also considered the redevelopment of <br />parcels of various shapes and sizes and how the maximum length <br />of a dead-end road would affect that redevelopment. Lastly, <br />they considered testimony from the Police Chief and Fire Chief <br />regarding any possible safety issues (attachments 1 and 2). <br /> <br />The Planning Commission's recommendation regarding the length <br />of cul-de-sacs was as follows: <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The Planning Commissioners recommended 700 feet be the <br />maximum length of a dead-end, measured from the center <br />line of the street of origin to the center of the <br />cul-de-sac. The City's current ordinance is 500 feet, <br />measured from the center line of the street of origin to <br />the end of the right-of-way of the cul-de-sac. Measuring <br />to the center of the cul-de-sac is more consistent with <br />surveying practices. Commissioner Johnson was absent, and <br /> <br />P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />