Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/24/2006 - Special Meeting

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Ramsey Mayor and City Council Subject: Keeping a safe exit out of Pdverwood Hills South At the present, we have 34 homeowners using Erkium St. to exit R. iverwood Hills. By adding mom traffic coming from the South on Erkium, we will create a traffic congestion problem and the intersection of Erkium and 177th will become a dangerous intersection. Riverwood Hills Platt 1 South is river bottom land, and the only mad out goes up a steep hill with a sharp 90 degree curve halfway up. During the winter, when the hill is slippery, you can't stop on the hill or you can't get started again and you will block traffic going in or out. By adding any more traffic coming from the South on Erkium, traffic will get stalled on the hill during slippery conditions and lock up this neighborhood of 24 homes. Any fire, medical, or police vehicles could not respond. Whatever number of homes are added to this 40 acres, the e,,dt from this project may be a new road North to 179th and west of Fluorine St and another road west to 177th and Hyw 47 in order to insure a safe e,,dt for Riverwood Hills Plat 1 South. Erkium St maybe should deadend as it connects with 177 Ave. Most of this landlocked 40 acres is a flat cultivated field that absorbs most all of the rainwater. Alter you put a house, driveway, sodded yard, and a mad on this 1/4 city lot, most of the rainwater will mn elsewhere. There is no mention of storm sewers and where they would empty. We don't know what the effect will be on each of the 12 homeowner that boarder this developement to have mn off from 3 homes mn to their drain fields and what 3 wells will do to their well. The homes along Colbolt and lower Argon are at a lower level now. We don't know the setback of these homes and if they will be 2 story that would cut off sunlight if they were close. Before anything is started, we also have to know what the plans are for the remaining 36 acres. We truly understand that the builder has the fight to develope this land, but we would like to be done in away that the homeowners.adjacent to this project will be le~ with a positive feeling to-~ord the developer and the City of Rarnsey. Homeowners of Riverwood Hills South. 13