Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/03/2020

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consistent with City Code requirements and require a Variance. Staff is not supportive of this request due to public safety concerns. Second Bowers Drive Access It has long been discussed providing a second access to Bowers Drive. Bowers Drive represents the longest dead end street in the community and exceeds current City Code requirements. First and foremost, the City acknowledges the unique neighborhood character of Bowers Drive and strives to protect this character. While the City feels strongly that a second connection is necessary and warranted, the City also believes that there is a way to accomplish this without traffic impacts. The connection point and road design can be accomplished in such a way that traffic modeling will demonstrate this this connection point will not result in additional traffic counts. In fact, Staff believes this may prove to be a benefit to Bowers Drive rather than a detriment. Staff acknowledges that some on Bowers Drive are opposed to this connection, including the two new homes on either side of this connection point (currently an Outlot preserved for future road connection). There are two general options on the table. 1. Full Road Connection 2. Restricted Public Safety Access The Planning Commission previously recommended a full road connection. The City Council left both options on the table for further analysis and discussion. Staff generally prefers a public road connection with reduced width, but is open to policy direction. Funding Source: Processing of this case is the responsibility of the Applicant. There is a Cost Share Agreement in place for the extension of Riverdale Drive that has the Developer, Property Owner and City contributing to the costs of this Collector Road serving multiple neighborhoods and areas and is part of the Ramsey Gateway Plan (US Highway 10/169). Recommendation: Based on discussion. The City has broad policy discretion as the request requires the approval of a Zoning Amendment (and possibly a Comprehensive Plan Amendment) due to lot sizes and densities. Action: Based on discussion. Provide feedback to the Developer as part of the plan development for the next stage in the process known as Preliminary Plat. Preliminary Plat is the most crucial stage in the subdivision process. Attachments Planning Framework REVISED Sketch Plan Riverdale Drive Plan (clean) Redlined Plans Review Comments Inbox Kurt Ulrich Tim Gladhill (Originator) Form Started By: Tim Gladhill Final Approval Date: 08/28/2020 Form Review Reviewed By Date Kurt Ulrich 08/25/2020 04:01 PM Kathy Schmitz 08/28/2020 02:09 PM Started On: 08/20/2020 03:26 PM