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drain into the wetlands. He asked if there was an environmental study to ensure the septic systems would not impact the wetlands. Senior Planner Anderson replied that any installed septic system needs to meet the state requirements as well as requirements of City Code to ensure septic tanks are pumped every three years with an inspection to ensure everything is functioning properly. Motion by Commissioner Peters, seconded by Commissioner Hunt, to close the public hearing. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Gengler, Commissioners Peters, Hunt, Anderson, and Bauer. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Heineman and VanScoy. Chairperson Gengler closed the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Commission Business Commissioner Hunt recognized that there were concerns with safety in the prior review. He was unsure that the best option would be a frontage road as that would severely impact the development. Senior Planner Anderson commented that the County provided two sets of review comments, related to the sketch plan and this case. He noted that the second set of comments were a reiteration of the previous comments. He stated that the County stopped short of saying it was a requirement as there is nothing in their policies that state that shall be done. He stated that City engineering staff deferred to the comments of Anoka County. Commissioner Peters commented that he lives on a road that has a speed limit of 55 mph and there are driveways on that road that do not pair and there are no issues. He commented that this road does seem narrow and with the amount of development that will most likely occur in that area, perhaps the road would be widened on the other side as part of that development. He stated that there are many 55 mph roads in Ramsey with driveways. Commissioner Anderson commented that he could not support this proposal because of his concerns with safety. He stated that the City needs to ensure that development occurs in a safe manner for those that live here and those that drive on the roads. Chairperson Gengler commented that the turnarounds are helpful as people will not be backing out of the driveways. She commented that if this area were to become more populated there would need to be additional improvements as part of that future development. Senior Planner Anderson stated that staff did review the average daily trips (ADT) for this road, which is about 3,000 and therefore is on the very low end. He also provided details on crash data noting that the majority were single-vehicle accidents. He stated that there is the same scenario to the east and west and therefore it did not seem that adding 13 lots would cause an issue of safety.