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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING PLANNING COMMISSION LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA APRIL 12, 2007 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of Little Canada, Minnesota was held on the 12th day of April, 2007 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Vice Chair Tom Duray called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and the following members of the Planning Commission were present at roll call: PLANNING COMMISSION: Mr. Tom Duray Mr. Scott Barraclough Mr. Jon Hall Mr. Jeff Helmeke Mr. Chuck Pechmann Ms. Katie Socha ABSENT: Mr. Dan Knudsen ALSO PRESENT: Mr. Steve Grittman, City Planner Mr. Joel Hanson, City Administrator Ms. Jessica Jagoe, Code Enf Officer Ms. Vanessa Van Alstine, Cable TV Ms. Kathy Glanzer, City Clerk MINUTES The March 8, 2007 Planning Commission meeting minutes were approved as submitted. RICHIE Mr. Phil Soby, Lauren Development Company, appeared before the PLACE Commission presenting a revised concept plan for Richie Place increasing the 12 single-family lots originally proposed to 16 single-family lots. Soby indicated that based on the City's direction to add road extensions to the east and west for future development, it was possible to make the cul-de-sac longer and change the layout of the south portion of the plat, adding more lots. Soby indicated that in the previous submittal they were working with a 500 foot cul-de-sac length. The 500 foot cul-de-sac presented problems for the two or three lots at the end of the cul-de-sac as far as lot width. Lengthening the road to provide for future road connections provided for access to more land and, thus, more lots. Duray asked about the City's maximum cul-de-sac length. The City Planner indicated that the maximum is 500 feet. The City has varied at times from that maximum when there is no other option to fully develop a