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• • • WS — Item 4 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item 4 Date: March 7, 2011 To: City Council From: Mary Alice Divine Re: Otter Lake Road North extension request Background Bruce Miller, owner and developer of property on the northeast quadrant of 35E /County Road 14, has been working with a fast food chain restaurant to develop a portion of his site. Mr. Miller will be attending the work session to present his project. This project requires an extension of Otter Lake Road north on County Road 14 (Main Street). A number of issues arise when considering development on the north side of County Road 14: Road Extension Extending Otter Lake Road has been a long term city goal to begin development of commercial and industrial properties to the north of Main Street, and is in Anoka County's long range plans to ultimately serve as an arterial road. Mr. Miller is proposing construction of the first 330 feet of road to accommodate the first development, which also would require signalization at the north side of the intersection. Construction of this first phase of roadway would require dedication of right -of -way from his property and acquisition of right -of -way from the neighboring property to the west. Utility Extension Public utilities will eventually have to be brought to the site from Elmcrest on the eastern border of the City. For this first project, the restaurant could be hooked up to the existing utilities. However, any additional development will require bringing the trunk line from the east and it is likely more expedient for future development to extend trunk utilities as a part of the first phase of this project. This would be paid through trunk charges to benefitting property owners.