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1111111111111111 <br />DATE December 3, 2024 <br />....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... <br />TO City of Ramsey <br />....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... <br />CC Chris Anderson, Senior Planner <br />....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... <br />FROM Eric Luth and Zeke Peters <br />....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... <br />RE Driveway Spacing Concerns <br />• • <br />I'd! FORM <br />1 I I I I' I I <br />lu'..,,IIIIIIIIIYII /1vi llnr ICI, I I,' <br />Inn ,I <br />\gnnlr I1,111., \nl'J',',H l <br />The City of Ramsey and Anoka County have expressed comments regarding the driveway spacing shown on <br />the proposed preliminary plat for "Emerald Estates" located on the following parcels: <br />PID #: <br />- 05-32-25-11-0001 <br />- 04-32-25-22-0001 <br />The concerns address the access onto 181' Ave NW or County Road 64. The current plans show 13 driveways <br />that are at least 100 feet apart, accessing County Road 64 for the planned 13 lots. <br />Neither Anoka County or the City of Ramsey have specific requirements for driveway spacing, and we have <br />deferred to the recommendations made by MnDOT in their Access Management Manual. For the roadway <br />classification and use of the properties, County Road 64, with residential uses, is identified as a Type 2 rural <br />road use. This, along with the posted speed limit of 55 MPH indicate that driveways should be at least 100 <br />feet apart (See Attachment A) <br />The plans, as provided, comply with this suggestion, and in some cases, exceed the 100-foot suggestion. <br />While alternatives have been suggested, we feel that the access as shown is the most appropriate for not only <br />safety, but environmental concern and use of the planned lots. <br />Each home will be built custom and to order, meaning exact placement of the homes on the lots is not <br />determined at this time, only that they will follow access requirements and zoning standards at time of <br />permitting. <br />With this, the other suggestions are addressed as follows: <br />1. Turnarounds should be supplied to prevent vehicles from backing out onto County Road 64. <br />a. Covenant restrictions will be added to each planned lot, requiring a driveway turnaround to <br />be supplied to discourage vehicles from backing onto County Road 64. <br />2. Shared driveways to reduce the number of access points along the projects. <br />a. Shared driveways would reduce the total number of conflict points, but they would increase <br />the amount of traffic at each point and increase the amount of backup and safety conflicts <br />they are meant to address. Shared driveways mean more people may need to use the same <br />space at the same time versus individual driveways. We feel this would decrease the overall <br />safety for access to the lots. <br />