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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS <br /> OF THE JOINT HUGO PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> DECEMBER 3, 1975 <br /> The Special meeting was called to order by Chairman Spitzer at <br /> 8:10PM. Planning Commission members present were: Spitzer, Ehret , <br /> Peloquin, Rosenquist and Peltier. Leroux arrived at 8 :50PM. City <br /> Council members in attendance were : Lease, Leroux and Smith. Also <br /> attending were Planner Carl Dale, City Engineer Howard Kuuis ist o, <br /> Washington County Planner Bill Schwab, and Charles Johnson, City <br /> Attorney. <br /> Chairman Spitzer explained that the purpose of this meeting is to <br /> get some interpretations of what our policies will be in the future <br /> road developments in the rural areas; to obtain the consensus of opin- <br /> i on from all in a t t enda nc a on three matters : <br /> 1) Policy regarding future road development in rural areas <br /> 2) Clarification of density zoning in the mai areas <br /> 3) Policy regarding blacktop roads <br /> Bill Schwab said one of the most seriousroblems i- cul de sacs , <br /> , <br /> or dead end roads, such a s those that have been n encountered in projects <br /> such as Jerry Moe 's or Mog rens , where the roadway is in excess of 600' <br /> long. The subdivision ordinance was designed to handle urban type <br /> developments. In rural situations, roadways ending in cul de sacs that <br /> are 800' or more long, have presented no problems. If <br /> a developer comes <br /> in with a 80 acre parcel or better, forty acres wide and a half mile <br /> deep, calling for ten or twenty acre lots , a good w ay to plat is to put <br /> the road down the middle with the road dead ending at the end, but if <br /> the road is one-fourth or one-half mile long, or longer, the developer <br /> must provide an easement for an outlet so that eventually the road can <br /> continue. The ordinance gives the council the power to start at that <br />