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Nowthen will be single family homes; residents on 151 want something that matches their development. Robert Knoll - 6020 151 Lane N.W. — Inquired as to the current classification of 151 City Engineer Steve Jankowski replied that it is a residential street; it will not be upgraded to a collector based on the additional traffic. Mr. Knoll referred to the Interim Policy for Comprehensive Plan Amendments, specifically the criteria that addresses traffic patterns, and inquired if Anoka County has denied access to County Road #5 from this proposed development. Ms. Dalnes stated that the plat was sent to the County for review and there has been no response to date. Mr. Jankowski noted that another access onto County Road #5 between 151 and Alpine would be inconsistent with access spacing requirements. Mr. Knoll stated that Alpine and County Road #5 is not at a 90 degree angle and it is a difficult corner; another access onto Alpine, just 180 feet from that intersection is unsafe. Another safety factor is that the Landscape Plan shows installation of trees and shrubs east of the proposed access onto Alpine. Considering the angle of the road and the 55 mph speed limit — a 180 foot separation between the access from Skyline and Nowthen is too short a distance. Based on the traffic criteria in the Interim Policy, this proposal should be modified or denied. Gary Stritesky — 5900 150 Lane N.W. — Noted that 7 out of the 9 cases on the agenda tonight are amendments. Mr. Stritesky said that he has been on both sides of the fence, as a resident and as a developer and he understands that changes sometimes have to happen. He stated that the Comprehensive Plan was established a long time ago and to change the land use from low to medium density residential is not right. The Comprehensive Plan is the backbone of the City. Ramsey did not have a plan 35 years ago and that is why we have the mess we have today — there are no plans for detached townhomes. The Comprehensive Plan is the biggest thing the City has to be concerned about. Everyone is involved in putting the Comprehensive Plan together. Amendments to City Code are necessary but when you change the backbone in the Comprehensive Plan, and it happens too easily, you will end up with little patches of development here and there and nobody knows the game rules. As for traffic, he said he doesn't want 400+ cars coming at his house. He reiterated that 151 is the staging area and parking area for activities related to the school. Wayne Olson — 5830 151 Lane N.W. — Again noted that 7 out of the 9 cases on tonight's agenda are amendments. Stated that he reviewed the Comprehensive Plan years ago when he considered moving into Ramsey; he was interested in where the City was going. In reviewing that, the City has violated all of the issues he looked up in the Comprehensive Plan: 1) the cul -de -sac in front of his house has doubled in length; 2)