Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/03/2005

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would be accessed that cannot bo¢loneno Avenue; they have had at least one dea~ thereai~d verY supportive of the closure at 142na there will probably be another. Jan Mazzitello, 5345 - i40th Lane NW; questioned why it is important to have the gate open now. She stated the residents,bought th0~ prOpert~ m :liw in peace and quiet and do not expect to have all this traffic coming .through. They walk ~erYlday' and if they are going to start having cars coming through, half of them will inotbe s~i¥iflg to walk one mile. They bought this as Private property and she would like to lmow Why thd Ci~ thinks it is imPortant to change it. Doris Boos, 5359 140th :Lane NW,!stared D~Pt(~Sium Street is solid cars all the way up to CR 5 from Bunker Lake Boulevard in ~e~ rnorn~gi. If!more cars are funneled through out to Dysprosium Street there will be a' lot mOre Problems at that intersection. Randy Backous, 14148 Argon Street, stated ~ iS a verY uniquely situated neighborhood that is surrounded by Highway 47, CR lil, 6, .Dysp~0siU, m :Street; and CR 5, They are surrounded by major traffic, and anything to keep the Cut,throUgh traffic down is absolutely vital to the safety of the neighborhood. ~ Councitmember Jeffrey stated he ~as heard!from a number of the residents and visited with some of them. He asked what gating beth of the acCessPCs at Argon Street and Barium Street creates for a risk factor. ~ Public Works Director Kapler stated he s~Pathi.'zes with these reSidents. Staff is looking at this from a public safety aspect. Wha.t!haschanged' i8 the County is now telling theCity-to close off one of the accesses in and out ofiffie area,: v~hich means this entire area is accessed by one access on a very busy street. It is his oPifiion :~t _,there Should be at least two unimpeded accesses into any development in the City, the.e~ason beingif ~0mething happens on one you have another immediate way to come in. wRh snow on either side of the gate further hampering Councilmember Jeffrey expressedic°ncem'.~: ~ ' the ability to get into the neighbor, hood. Councilmember Pearson inquired0bout the.. _~dth of the road. Public Works Director Kapler replied the ~/idth ~s 24 feet. Mayor Gamec stated he :does not like gateS,!bufhe has a problem on this one. He would like to open this street up, but the problen~ is the S~reeC_s are 24 feet wide and cannot be widened. They would be running traffi° from a CitY street, tOld p~vatestreet; there would be wear and.tear on the streets and the Association would have :to pick UP the costs. Even if there is a sign that says "No Through Traffic - Private Street"~; peoPle still cut,' through.' However, they do need to close off the access on Barium Street, andh¢ does not tike the idea of one access. The snow removal is another problem. This is a bad si.tuation, but .the biggest thing is going from a City street to a private street. C!ty Coun!Ci!/February 8, 2005 ' ~a~e~: Of 30 P49