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MINUTES City Council May 22, 1985 Sofie /Peterson Mr. Fahey asked if there was enough room between the Sofie and Peterson Plat (Cont.) homes to run the street through. The Planner replied that there is 105 feet between the two homes. Fahey commented that the road to the south to LaBore Road would answer a lot of the questions and concerns of the neighbors. Fahey commented that the developers are asking for an 800 foot cul -de -sac when there is enough room to run the road through to LaBore. Mr. Peterson commented that there is no need to run Allen Street through if the City wants this road opened on both ends. Mrs. Scalze pointed out that the City's thoroughfare plan shows Allen Street. Fahey commented that Allen Street opens the area up for other development and that Allen Street has been indicated for some time. Fahey commented that in order to grant a variance, there must be a hardship. The Council must be convinced that there is no way to put the road through to LaBore Road. Mr. Peterson commented that he is not interested in trading property for assessments. Fahey commented that Mr. Peterson must decide whether or not he wants to develop his property. Mr. Nosko asked if the Engineer has reported on the variance proposal. Fahey pointed out that the City Engineer does not make the decision on the length of a cul -de -sac. The City has standards in its ordinances and there must be a hardship involved before a variance can be granted. Mrs. Scalze felt that the City should negotiate a purchase price for the property it would like for parks that is over and above the 10% required by the ordinance. Mr. Nosko stated that they would be interested in paying a park fee rather than providing land. Scalze pointed out that the Park Commission has requested land. Scalze pointed out that there would be 44 new homes in the area and there should be a place for the children to play. Mr. John Kies, a resident of the area, stated that he was not thrilled with having a park located under power lines. Mr. Kies felt that this was not a safe place to have children playing. Scalze stated that the Park Commission would prefer to have land that was not under the power lines, but developers do not want to give up the land. Mr. Kies pointed out that a developer is not giving anything up by giving land under the power lines as this land cannot be used anyway. Mr. Keith Johnson stated that he was opposed to the traffic that this development would generate. Mr. Dan Knutson stated that he concurred with Mr. Johnson's comments and pointed out that Payne Avenue was not built to accommodate the traffic it has now and that increased traffic would cause severe problems. Page -6- 4 19.