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• • • COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 16, 1996 Consideration of an Access Agreement with Anoka County - Ms. Wyland, with the aid of an overhead presentation, explained that as previously discussed Twin City Townhomes has submitted an application to the City to construct townhomes in the area of I -35W, Lea Court, and Apollo Drive. The developer initially proposed access for the development via Lea Court, since there is an existing agreement between Anoka County and the City that prohibits an additional access to Apollo Drive. The developer prefers to have access from Apollo Drive and subsequently approached Anoka County to have the Access Agreement revised to allow one additional access from Apollo Drive for this development. Anoka County agreed to revise the Agreement. The section proposed to be changed currently reads as follows: The City shall limit access to the proposed Apollo Drive by limiting to four (4) the accesses to Apollo Drive to the south between Sunset Road and Jon Avenue, and limiting to four (4) the number of accesses plus one (1) roadway to Apollo Drive to the north between Sunset Road and Jon Avenue. This section is proposed to read as follows: The City shall limit access to the proposed Apollo Drive by limiting to five (5) the roadway accesses to Apollo Drive to the south between Sunset Road and Jon Avenue, and limiting to five (5) the number of driveway accesses to Apollo Drive to the north between Sunset Road and Jon Avenue. The proposed amendment adds one additional roadway access to Apollo Drive to the south and changes one roadway access to Apollo Drive to the north to a driveway access. The change to the access to Apollo Drive to the north does not negatively impact the property owners' ability to have access to Apollo Drive and develop the property. The roadway access to Apollo Drive to the north is not needed to provide transportation to the surrounding neighborhood. The additional roadway access to the development from Apollo Drive benefits the City and property owners on Lea Court by preventing most of the traffic from the townhome project from having access to Lea Court. Ms. Wyland recommended that Council pass a motion to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement for Construction of Apollo Drive. Council Member Bergeson moved to modify the Joint Powers Agreement as described above. Council Member Lyden seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Request, Hokanson Development, Marshan Condominiums, Aqua Lane and Lake Drive - Mr. Brixius explained that in June of 1995 Council formally approved the first phase of a residential development entitled "Marshan Lake Condominiums". He stated that the first phase of the project included 110 residential dwelling units and was exempted from the provisions of the City's recently adopted Shoreland Management Ordinance. At the time of Phase I approval, it was specified that future Phase II development must adhere to the provisions of the newly adopted shoreland requirement. At this time the developers wish to proceed with approval of Phase II of the development, which includes two 1 2 -unit townhome structures (24 total units) located in the southern portion of the site.