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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION August 1, 2016 DRAFT 2 - Park dedication would be cash in lieu of an actual park; 46 - Floodplain doesn’t impact structures or lots; 47 - Shoreland Management Overlay District analysis is complete; 48 - A variance is requested in regard to the length of a cul-de-sac (for emergency 49 service purposes but mitigated with an emergency access trail); Mayor Reinert noted that 50 a guideline was established for cul-de-sacs because the city was becoming a city with 51 many very long cul-de-sacs; Planner Larsen noted some existing lengthy cul-de-sacs that 52 have existed for many years with no incident; 53 - Findings of Fact are included in the resolution granting the variance; 54 - The Planning and Zoning Board consideration process was reviewed; 55 - Council actions being requested were reviewed. 56 57 Council Member Maher recalled when the Foxborough subdivision came to her 58 neighborhood. There was annoying construction traffic during the process but now that 59 the development is done, things have settled down and the traffic of the additional 56 60 homes is not really noticeable. She has a safety concern about Hokah Drive; it’s 61 dangerous to turn onto the street. Ms. Larsen noted that there will be a temporary 62 construction access off of Birch Street. Council Member Maher said she’s heard some 63 concern about the size of some yards and she hopes that the developer will be cognizant 64 of that. She asked about the lot size for this development compared to existing lots. Ms. 65 Larsen said there’s no official comparison but she believes they are comparable although 66 some of the existing lots include wetland which is not usable but add to the size. Ms. 67 Larsen added that the construction would be a single phase probably running a little more 68 than two years. 69 70 Council Member Kusterman asked if a speed limit should be considered. Ms. Larsen 71 suggested that speed limits are set by statute and Mr. Grochala remarked that there may 72 be some flexibility on local streets to bring it down to a 25 mph limit but having varying 73 speed limits can be confusing. 74 75 Council Member Manthey asked about the distance of the trail to Hokah Drive. Ms. 76 Larsen suggested about 300 feet. 77 78 The mayor asked if there was discussion with the county as to access off Totem Trail and 79 end the access at Hokah Drive and Ms. Larsen said it was reviewed. Community 80 Development Director Grochala reviewed the future possibilities with an access at the 81 new street, Enid Trail. 82 83 Michael Root, Planning and Zoning Board member noted the work that has gone into 84 bringing this forward. He feels the development checks the right boxes. The emergency 85 access issue is resolved with the trail. One concern is the unknown with the county 86 analysis – with the addition of right in/right out at Hokah there are substantial jumps in 87 traffic counts. Maybe without that information, this is a little premature. Mayor Reinert 88 concurred that there should be adequate knowledge about the traffic flow before moving 89 ahead on a development. 90