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<br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Sheila Cartney, Senior Planner <br /> <br />FROM: Terry Maurer, City Engineer <br /> <br />DATE: December 7, 2006 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Cranberry Ridge Preliminary Plat <br />File #226-144P <br /> <br />As requested, we have reviewed the revised submittal for the Cranberry Ridge proposed plat. <br />As you are aware, the plat is in the rural area just east of CSAH 33 at 20r Avenue. The <br />submittal package we reviewed was prepared by RLK, Inc. and had a revision date of <br />October 30, 2006. Based on our review we would offer the following cOmments: <br /> <br />1. The plat contains 16 lots, each meeting the minimum area of 2 'h acres. The <br />roadway serving the 16 lots will be a dead-end for the foreseeable future, and is <br />approximately one-half mile long off of 207th Avenue NW. <br /> <br />2. Sherburne County has future plans for the re-routing of CSAH 33 just south of this <br />parcel. Meetings with Sherburne County have indicated that they foresee no <br />additional access onto that new road, since it will be a heavily traveled minor arterial <br />leading from County Road 22 in north Anoka County to rn 169. Therefore, the <br />continuation of the residential road from the south end of Cranberry Ridge will have <br />to be in an easterly direction to Twin Lakes Road (CSAH 13). <br /> <br />In previous meetings with the developer and their engineer, we indicated that since <br />this residential road will serve as a route between Twin Lakes Road (CSAH13) and <br />the former CSAH 33 at 20? Avenue, it should be designed for a 30 mph design <br />speed. This is not accomplished at the intersection of Nixon Street and 206th <br />Avenue in Cranberry Ridge, which is a 90-degree intersection with only two legs. <br />With.a design like this, it is likely that traffic will try to turn the comer too fast and <br />end up crossing the centerline. Placing a stop sign at this intersection is not <br />warranted, since there is no third or fourth leg and would lead to vehicles not <br />stopping completely. We would recommend that the road be redesigned for a 30 <br />mph design speed, eliminating the 90-degree comer, even though this would likely <br />