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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 />drain into the wetlands. He asked if there was an environmental study to ensure the septic systems <br />would not impact the wetlands. <br />Senior Planner Anderson replied that any installed septic system needs to meet the state <br />requirements as well as requirements of City Code to ensure septic tanks are pumped every three <br />years with an inspection to ensure everything is functioning properly. <br />Motion by Commissioner Peters, seconded by Commissioner Hunt, to close the public hearing. <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Gengler, Commissioners Peters, Hunt, Anderson, and <br />Bauer. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Heineman and VanScoy. <br />Chairperson Gengler closed the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. <br />Commission Business <br />Commissioner Hunt recognized that there were concerns with safety in the prior review. He was <br />unsure that the best option would be a frontage road as that would severely impact the <br />development. <br />Senior Planner Anderson commented that the County provided two sets of review comments, <br />related to the sketch plan and this case. He noted that the second set of comments were a reiteration <br />of the previous comments. He stated that the County stopped short of saying it was a requirement <br />as there is nothing in their policies that state that shall be done. He stated that City engineering <br />staff deferred to the comments of Anoka County. <br />Commissioner Peters commented that he lives on a road that has a speed limit of 55 mph and there <br />are driveways on that road that do not pair and there are no issues. He commented that this road <br />does seem narrow and with the amount of development that will most likely occur in that area, <br />Planning Commission/ December 19, 2024 <br />Page 4 of 8 <br />