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quadrant of T.H. #47 and 153ra Avenue NW and the fee title owner is Blaine Edmundson. The Planning Commission reviewed the preliminary plat at their February 7, 2002 meeting. At that meeting, the Planning Commission had a lengthy discussion regarding access to the south and the need for two entrances onto A/pine Drive. In the end, the Planning Commission directed the applicant to redraw the plat to show two entrances onto Alpine Dr. and eliminate a connection to the south. Prior to spending the time and money on creating a new preliminary plat, the applicant would like to hear the City Council's thoughts whether or not a future access to the south should be included in the plat. City Ordinances require that the arrangement of streets 'in new subdivisions shall make provisions for the continuation of existing and future streets into adjoining areas. Based on that ordinance, staff requested the applicant to show a connection from the subdivision to property to the south. During the public hearing, a resident to the south, Mr. A1 Kempf, stated that he has no plans on developing or selling his property. Based on that discussion, the Planning Commission decided that'perhaps it was unrealistic to expect a road to go south anytime in the near future and that the best solution was to eliminate the possibility of a road going south and require two accesses on Alpine Dr. The Planning Commission tabled action on the preliminary plat and instructed the. applicant to redesign the plat showing two accesses onto Alpine Dr. and no access going south. Staff still feels that there is a need to provide access to the south. While there is no guarantee when the land to the south may be redeveloped, the City should be prepared for the possibility if and when it occurs. Given the staff's opinion on this matter and the Planning Commission's recommendation, the applicant is requesting clarification from the City Council on the need to provide an access to the south so that they can prepare a plat that is acceptable to the City. Mayor Gamec stated that he would not be in favor having two accesses along A/pine Drive. He felt that the best route would be to go through Mr. Kempf' s property-in the future. Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that they are proposing a full turn around in the middle of the development, but they would have to determine how to serve the end of the property. Mayor Gamec stated that he thought it made sense to have a temporary cul-de-sac at the end of the road. Councilmember Kurak stated that she believes that City streets should go through and it should be developed with that concept. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired as to how they address the 600-foot cul-de-sac requirement. Mayor Gamec stated that at this time they are better off with a cul-de-sac at the end of the street. Principal Planner Trudgeon noted that a developer would have to receive a variance to exceed the cul-de-sac length. Developer stated that the site is fairly limited and having two accesses onto Alpine Drive probably does not gain much. He stated that he is willing to work with Mr. Kempf on buffering the end of the road to his property. City Council/February 26, 2002 Page 26 of 35 -173-