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6.02: Public Hearing: Consider the Preliminary Plat for Emerald Estates, Located along <br /> 181st Avenue, West of Xenolith Street (Project No. 24-123); Case of Landform <br /> Professional Services, LLC <br /> Public Hearin <br /> Chairperson Gengler called the public hearing to order at 7:12 p.m. <br /> Presentation <br /> Senior Planner Anderson presented the staff report stating that staff recommends approval of the <br /> Preliminary Plat, contingent upon compliance with staff s review comments. <br /> Commissioner Bauer commented that it would seem if they followed the recommendation of the <br /> County to construct a road that would impact the buildable area of the lots. He commented that <br /> separate driveways would seem to be more feasible. <br /> Senior Planner Anderson confirmed that is accurate. He stated that if there were a service road, <br /> lots 12 and 13 may very well be rendered not buildable. <br /> Citizen Input <br /> Eric Luth, Landform, spoke in representation of the applicant. He stated that a memorandum was <br /> included in the packet which responded to the comments of the County. <br /> Chairperson Gengler asked if the applicant has looked at the suggestion for pairing driveways. <br /> Mr. Luth stated that because these are custom-built, they would prefer to allow property owners to <br /> choose the location of their driveway and noted that typically there is a spacing of 100 feet between <br /> driveways. He stated that they do not see this as an issue of safety as placing two driveways right <br /> next to each other creates more of a safety issue. <br /> Commissioner Anderson commented that safety is extremely important on a 55-mph roadway and <br /> referenced the comments from the County. He asked why they could not use a frontage road to <br /> connect the driveways. He stated that he does not like the idea of 13 additional driveways on this <br /> road. <br /> Mr. Luth replied that a frontage road would severely compromise lots 12 and 13 and adding a <br /> frontage road would add more impervious surface that would need to be treated. He stated that <br /> would also require mass grading, where they are attempting to build into the lots individually to <br /> preserve the natural environment as much as possible. He stated that properly spacing driveways <br /> per MnDOT rules is safer than collecting everything into one location where vehicles would enter <br /> and exit at one time. <br /> Frank Scharber, 17820 Gibbon Street NW, commented that he lives directly south of this property <br /> and had concern with the narrow lots. He commented that there are a lot of wetlands and hills that <br />