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• • City Council December 15, 1999 page 3 titled "preliminary plat." Planned developments are common in most cities and the Lino Lakes requirements are no different from other cities. The April 26, 1999 minutes refer to the "preliminary plan/plat," the "PDO plan/plat," and the "PDO development plan/plat." This is nothing unusual, and should not cause confusion. 3. What is the policy on private roads and why do the April 26 minutes refer to the City allowing a private road? Explain the cul de sac on the plans in relation to private roads. Mr. Baylor argues that the City approved his retaining private ownership of a piece of the road until the entire road is completed. His position relies on a statement included on one of the drawings that was rejected, and thus not included in the approval. Mr. Baylor wants to maintain ownership of his piece of the road until the entire road is finished. This would mean that other developers would need to use his private piece of the road for access to their sites. This would give Mr. Baylor control over access to properties outside of his ownership. He could charge other land owners whatever he wanted, like a user fee. This is unacceptable. The City does not allow private roads. It is standard practice for a developer to build a road and utilities and turn them over to the City. We granted Mr. Baylor a minor, temporary exception to this in order to keep the project moving ahead. As long as the one portion of the road will only serve one site, there is no harm done. We were comfortable that Mr. Baylor owned the road when it served only the McDonald's site, which he controls. However, when other sites need access, it's a different matter. Staff has not recommended approval of the arrangement Mr. Baylor wants. It clearly would not be in the public interest and could pose a threat to public safety. Councilmember Lyden is under the impression that the City approved a private road for Mr. Baylor and now staff is taking it back. This is inaccurate. The City approved a short piece of private road as long as it only served the one site. There was never any intention by the City to allow the road to remain in private ownership when other sites needed access. As stated above, this would be contrary to the public interest and it is staff' charge to protect the public interest. Cul de sacs: There are two temporary cul de sacs shown on the plan. One is at the end of the short piece of Apollo Drive. The plan labels it "temporary 40' radius turn -around until Apollo Drive is extended." It is a common practice, in Lino Lakes and elsewhere, to