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Kelly Thomas, 8433 i68t~ Lane, stated she wants to understand how long the vari~g:~::for the dead-end cul-de-sac would last. Commissioner Johnson stated it would not be the Commission's action to c6rm~8t the street, the City Council would have to take that action. Ms. Thomas stated that safety is an issue in this area. If people are dri'~i~ over 20 is going to get killed. .~'~q~ Chairperson Nixt indicated Ms. Thomas has valid points, ¢-i~-~: as~'~,that staff notify her if City Council plans to take action' on this cul-de-sac. ~?!i'~: Commissioner Johnson stated they agree with Ms~':.~omas, bu~t. would be best if she st~¢ke Chairperson Nixt indicated the best bet is to convince th~:'Ci:t~:!~;uncil that the cul-de-sac is the best way to go. He stated the problem is there is only one ~e;{'~SS, and if there is an accident or problem there is no alternate way in or out. ::~'¢~'- Taisal Diedrich, 16911 Tiger sf~e~.::a~ked if anything was done &~ut ~,.~h~ proposed entrance. She stated it is ve. close Associate Planner Wald stated the developer loo~:ed' '~t:.~h/~ing:~the entrance north but there is a delineated wetland close to it, which'~akes movi~g itdif a i, :: ' Chairperson Ni~ asked if the entrances'::¢0¢ia be screenedl'~ Jim Klin~;~ d~veloper fo~:~he property, stat~d-:~he a~cess is close to the Diedrich' driveway, and he could p~'~ibly puli it tothe north slightly. ':Hie:indicated the stake mentioned is the property 1/ne, not,th~fight-of-way o~he street line. He ~d'icated there is a fence 1/ne and one or two small tre'e~::th~e noTM, and h~:~el:/:ev, es~here is ro6~' to put some small shrubs. Commissioa&~:~:gcoy asked what the 'distance was from her property to the fight-of-way. indic~i:~:d probablTabout 10 feet, then the right-of-way is 33 feet. He suggested the ~ :~??' hom-~:~ner may wa~ ~o acCeSs her driveway from the new street. Commiss'~er Johns0¢~:~0ted the developer made a good point about accessing the new road. If ~:: the homeo~er can find a way to hook up to it, it may be better. .? ~. ~:: Chairperson Nixt stated he would request the developer contact the Diedr/chs on screening. '~:'~i}ii':~::.Mr. Klin~i ~'~ated subdividing Lots 1 and 2 in a north/south orientation relieves the issue with the ',access,fy building, but they will have two double-frontage lots. .:,. . ~?, · Ci,¢ Engineer Jankowski indicated usually double-frontage is a good thing from the City's perspective. -262- Planning Commission/JUne 5, 2003 Page 4 of 23