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Mayor Gamec stated that he would not be in favor having two accesses along Alpine Drive. He <br />felt that the best route would be to go through Mr. Kempf's property in the future. <br /> <br />Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that they are proposing a full turn around in the middle of the <br />development, but they would have to determine how to serve the end of the property. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that he thought it made sense to have a temporary cul-de-sac at the end of <br />the road. <br /> <br />Councihnember Kurak stated that she believes that City streets should go through and it should <br />be developed with that concept. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman inquired as to how they address the 600-foot cul-de-sac <br />requirement. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that at this time they are better off with a cul-de-sac at the end of the street. <br /> <br />Principal Planner Trudgeon noted that a developer would have to receive a variance to exceed the <br />cul-de-sac length. <br /> <br />The developer stated that the site is fairly limited and having two accesses onto Alpine Drive <br />probably does not gain much. He stated that he is willing to work with Mr. Kempf on buffering <br />the end of the road to his property. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kurak inquired if there would be an area for snow storage. <br /> <br />Developer replied that that would be done within the road right of way. He explained that the <br />cul-de-sac would be developed to gain access to the future service road in the future. <br /> <br />Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he personally would prefer to see the future connection <br />shifted towards the front. He also noted that he would like to see more spacing between the <br />townhomes and the existing neighborhood. <br /> <br />Principal Planner Trudgeon inquired if it would be reasonable for staff to report to the Planning <br />Commission to make the connection to the south. <br /> <br />Councilmember Anderson stated that every time there is a temporary cul-de-sac constructed that <br />is supposed to go through, when it times to make that connection, it creates a controversy. Her <br />other concern with the development is only having one way in and one way out. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that this is a unique situation and staff will probably have to develop <br />findings of fact because of that. <br /> <br />City Council/February 26, 2002 <br /> Page 27 of 35 <br /> <br /> <br />