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I I' I I i ! I I I I ! I I I I I I I I Mr. Derrick Passe.~, Project Engineer, stated that he and Mi'. Peterson met with neighbors and agreed to come up with alternative access points to discourage tr~c through their neighborhood. He proposed a 45-foot temporary access right-of-way directly to Highway 47. City Engineer Jankowsld stated that during the Highway 47 Corridor Study, future, accesses were identified but did'not include an access between 156th and I~. The plan is for streets that now have a T intersection with Highway 47 to become cross interliections. R/ght turn lanes and bypass lanes will be constructed on Highway 47 as part oft. he improvements in 1999. 116 o-t-~, Mr. Passe~'stated that the service road was changed to continue providing ac. az, ess to the north. Neighbors are upset because it was their understanding that the properly owner of this parcel had no inclination to develop. Residents have expressed concern that 15$th Lane and 157th Lane will become dragways, if they are connected to the service road. Mr. Barsness noted that the~il~, owners of'the property, received a variance in 1993 to build a single ~mi]y home. Zoning Administrator Frolik stated that the variance was granted in 1996. However, an offer was received from a developer because the property is in MUSA, and theylchose not to build Th ~. on e. Ms. Ted Svare, 6015 158th Lane N.W., stated that there is not enough water for this subdivision. A line had to be put underneath Highway 47 for current resident~ to buy water fi.om Anoka City Engineer Jankowski responded that the City is currently digging its third well with plans to drill a fourth. Ms. Svare stated that she is unhappy about adding three houses to an acre. This is not a safe plan. She would prefer to see one house per acre that would be consistent with the existing neighborhood. There will be no green space and no access fi.om the service road to Highway 47 except down her street, 158th Lane. Mr. Charles Johnson, 6010 159th I.flne N.W., asked/ifa study has been done to show that increased truffle cart be accommodated near High57~y 47. He believes the_troffic plan is not suitable to residents who have ~}/right to m~in*.ai~/a good road plan. High priced developments in other suburbs have security eFkances whicahc~l~ would like to see in 1~_ msey. An entrance onto I-Iighway 47 would relieved:l~neighborhood from having to deal with the additional traffic. This property cont~inu woodlands and mature oak tree& but 30 percamt will be removed with this development. The green space fori~l~development requires that those trees be retained.~ would like to see more green space in d~velopments to promote community and neighborhoods, not developments. Studies also need to be done by the watershed district and the Corps of Engineers with regard to drainage into the wetland. The DNR needs to be consulted about the vir~n prairie land which is supposed to be preserved. ~ asked if the Commission has considered clustered housing as an alternative that is done in other cities. The Planning ~ Commission has allowed a heavy concentration of housing with small 10. t.s without eno_L~._~__0_llgll..--- consideration to green space Development should be better managed.~d like to know what is being done for conservation in neighborhoods. Residents will have to pay for larger schools. The people who move in should pay for this growth, rather than current residents sub.~di:,'ing growth. Planning Commission/February 4, 1997 Page 6 of 15