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Clerk -Administrator and City Council Page Two April 6, 1988 While both of these are still possibilities, there seems to be more issues that hamper their development. As already mentioned, extending through Spring Lake Road would create a traffsionwould be ic problem. In addition, the property thatgoing through already has a home on the lot. tlhile there seems uto be eough tilitynissues prender this ace to ta lesse a adesirabled, the apossibility.ffic and A cul-de-sac, while an option, has not been seen as desirable by Y� the City. Issues such as snow plowing and fire safety have made this alternative not viable. If the City were to not purchase 8100 Groveland Road and instead assume that a cul-de-sac would be built in the future, the City would have to alter its policy on the creation of cul-de-sacs. it ::ould sea,.,.that the extension of Knollwood Drive can be adequately served by sanitary sewer 'no matter which alternative for the extension would be used. There is an indication that storm water run-off would be less easily fixed. In a 1475 preliminary study on the Knollwood Drive extension, the City's , consultant found that there would be a storm sewer problem for the potential development. There is a low area in the back where the development would occur which would require either ponding or connecting into another storm sewer system. Our current City Engineer has stated that the storm sewer closest to this particular development is already at capacity. This would mean an alternative solution to the storm water run-off in the event that development in this area would occur. Possibilities would include ponding on site or easements along the lots in a manner similar to the Red Oak Park development. The City Engineer has stated that Short -Elliott -Hendrickson will be looking into this drainage area and that since there is already a problem in the area, this development would add to that problem; because the storm sewer in that area is inadequate, this is understandable. If the City corrects the drainage area's run-off problems, this development's impact would be minimal. The extension of Knollwood Drive has positive as pa"S City of Mounds view. Certainly the foremost reason for e�••� xtending Knollwood Drive would be the increase in lots developed in the area. Approximately 25 new single family lots could be developed if Knollwood Drive was extended. This information is taken from the 1985 study by the City Engineer who scaled out the potential lots using each of the three alternatives for the extension. At that time, the Engineer did not take into consideration any placement of existing homes or garages when scaling out these drawings. The City's consultant for updating the Comprehensive Plan has targeted this area as a potential commercial node in the update.