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• <br />• <br />• <br />Planning & Zoning Board <br />September 11, 1996 <br />Mr. Ahrens stated that the developer approached the City to dig a pond approximately <br />three weeks ago to enhance PineRidge Second Addition. The request was approved <br />with the understanding that no work could be done on the new development. He noted <br />that the mound of dirt has been seeded. Rice Creek Watershed has not been <br />contacted because there is no change of land use. The pond was created at this time <br />because the lots to the west in PineRidge Second Addition are being built. <br />Mr. Carlson stated that the pond had to be built whether or not the proposed project is <br />approved because it will be an enhancement to the lots to the west and is in <br />accordance with standards for sedimentation ponds. He believes this area will be <br />developed as residential because it is a logical expansion of the residential area to the <br />north. Utilities are in place, and the roads will be upgraded. If the pond is not put in <br />now, it cannot be done in the future. Drain tile will be installed along the back property <br />lines to relieve drainage problems in Park Grove. <br />Gelbmann asked if this is the only pond in the area. <br />Mr. Carlson answered, yes. The dirt pile is where he envisions a future cul -de -sac. <br />When he stripped the top soil, there was more dirt generated than he anticipated so it <br />was placed where the future cul -de -sac would be. He realizes that the existing cul -de- <br />sac is higher than it should be, and it is his intention to lower the grade. <br />Gelbmann asked the height of the dirt mound from the original grade. <br />Mr. Carlson stated that it is approximately 6 to 8 feet higher than grade. <br />Robinson stated that this work presumes approval, and he cannot imagine the <br />developer being this presumptuous prior to rezoning or platting. The Board has not <br />seen this project before and is supposed to see it before any action is taken. <br />Chair Schaps received the petition to be entered into the minutes. The petition reads <br />as follows: <br />"We the neighbors and concerned residents of PineRidge and Park Grove wish to <br />present the following concerns, pertaining to the new development by Richard Carlson <br />& Associates to be known as Millers South Glen, to the City of Lino Lakes via the <br />Planning & Zoning Board. <br />Our concerns are heightened by the City's acknowledgment that the predevelopment <br />work done to date on the parcel of land to be known as Millers South Glen went beyond <br />what the City had approved in theory. In so far as we now have the opportunity to raise <br />