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Mounds View Planning Commission October 17, 2001 <br />Regular Meeting Page 16 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />Commissioner Zwirn indicated he felt the City needed to be consistent and, since the City gave <br />assurances that the access road would not be used for anything other than emergency access, he <br />feels the City should stand by that statement. <br /> <br />Planner Atkinson asked the Commission to make its direction clear. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zwirn indicated he felt granting the variance could open up a can of worms. <br /> <br />Commissioner Miller asked Commissioner Zwirn to elaborate. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zwirn indicated the past position of the Commission has been to indicate that the <br />access drive would not be used for anything other than emergency purposes. He then indicated <br />that allowing the applicant to use it for a driveway goes against what was previously promised to <br />the residents. <br /> <br />Commissioner Scotch asked if it was possible to gain access off of Spring Lake Road. <br /> <br />Mr. Diehl indicated he was not sure but said it would require tearing down at least 20 mature <br />trees. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Ericson indicated that the City’s Code requires a minimum of <br />75 feet of frontage. He then indicated that, in previous discussions with the applicant, it was <br />explained that access was not possible without some kind of cul-de-sac being installed. He then <br />indicated that, if Mr. Diehl were willing to put in the cul-de-sac, the City would not be able to <br />deny the request to subdivide the property. He further indicated that whether or not to allow <br />access onto the City right of way is a policy decision. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Ericson indicated that he felt there should be some type of <br />real access by way of a street improvement but said, in the past, the City has allowed access onto <br />City right of way. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zwirn asked if Mr. Diehl had attempted to purchase enough property from the <br />property owner to the south to put in the cul-de-sac. <br /> <br />Mr. Diehl indicated he had not actually gotten into a monetary discussion with the property <br />owner to the south but said she was not interested in discussing the matter with him. <br /> <br />Commissioner Johnson clarified that Knollwood Drive is not actually a street but a City right of <br />way. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson indicated that installing a cul-de- sac would be the best solution. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson indicated he was not sure how to give direction on this matter as the <br />Commission does not want to change the accessibility of the access drive.