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• • • COUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 3,1997 ordinance enacted by the City of Minneapolis. This same ordinance is also under consideration in several other suburban communities. If all the metropolitan area adopts the same or similar pawnshop ordinance, illegal pawnshop activities will be reduced and articles circulating through pawnshops will be easier to trace. Chief Pecchia presented a brief outline of the proposed ordinance. He noted that this ordinance is much more comprehensive and restrictive than the City's current ordinance. Chief Pecchia will finalize the ordinance and bring it back to the next work session. ASHLAND GAS STATION, DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE ONTO LAKE DRIVE DAVID AHRENS Mr. Ahrens presented a map showing the location of the proposed Ashland Gas Station at the corner of Lilac Street and Lake Drive. SEH has prepared a memorandum outlining their review of the site plan. A copy of this memo and the Transportation section of the Comprehensive Plan Update was given to the Council. The Anoka County Highway Department has reviewed the sit issue with a proposed driveway from Lake Drive into the site. At thi ; i oposing to relocate the access to Lake Drive from Apollo Drive L e e north to provide greater separation between I -35W and 3: w ,< ect . Safety is the major purpose for this proposal. A driveway bet . ee - int - ction and I -35W would defeat that purpose. Staff is proposin s to the Ashland Gas Station be located off of the extended Apo Ms. Hansmann, devel map that she has driveways of the intersection. She sshlan. Gas Station, gave Council Members a copy of a win a location of the current Lilac Street and the will be removed to accommodate the construction of the new her proposed driveway is 600 feet from the I -35W southbound ramp. `u' e also noted that the entrance onto the new Village Drive in the Town Center is only 450 feet from the ramp coming onto Lake Drive. Ms. Hansmann asked that she be allowed the same consideration. Staff noted that in the best of all worlds, a master plan would have already been prepared for the Lake Drive/Lilac Street area. However, since this has not happened, staff is responding to Ms. Hansmann's request as best they can. Staff also noted that the entrance to Village Drive will be relocated in the future or a frontage road will be designed. Ms. Hansmann asked Council to make some concessions for her development. Council discussed this matter with staff and Ms. Hansmann. Mr. Wessel was directed to take this matter to EDAAB tomorrow morning and to meet with other property owners in this area. If a mutually satisfactory solution is proposed, the matter can be added to the agenda on Monday evening. At this time, the Council consensus is that no driveways should be permitted between I -35W and the realigned Lilac Street/Apollo Drive intersection. PAGE 3