1997-05-12 Planning Letter
ILO
LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
May 12, 1997
Members of the Council & Planning
Commission
clo Mr. Gary Hale
City Administrator
Albertville, MN 5530 I
RE:Cedar Creek Business Park
Dear Staff, Council & Commission members:
Pilot Land has received a copy of the NAC report dated May 5, 1997. Pilot accepts conditions #
3- 7 and requests changes to #1, and #2 which should be struck from the findings of fact..
Regarding condition # 1, we are attaching the approved plat for the Barthell business parks. All
existing 1-1 land parcels in the City operate with 60 foot right of ways and 36 foot roads. To
require a 44 foot roadway width and an 80 foot road right of way renders the incubator business
park subdivision uneconomical. In order to position Albertville for growth of small business,
correct market designs indicate that a standard road width, with an increased road strength to 9
ton is appropriate. At the site plan approval stage, appropriate entrance radius designs are used
such as 35' to 45' rather than the 25' to 30' typical of most residential subdivisions. County Rd.
37 meets the City ordinance goal of an 80' road for primary movement of goods & products.
Condition # 2 must be struck since no other development parcel in Albertville requires looped
roads when adjacent parcels can accommodate a rational extension of the circulation system. In
this case, the attached sketch shows that 66th street extended to the west creates a loop to the
current existing Kadler. The use of a temporary cuI de sac is typical of all subdivision
construction when an applicant of property owner provides access to an adjacent parcel. This
circulation pattern was approved by staff at our pre-application meetings and is rational and
understandable.
We will be at the meeting to provide further testimony as needed to clarify our request. Pilot
desires the approval of the plat configuration to continue to expand our marketing of the sites to
the business community. Without an approval of the 6 lot concept, we can not officially
represent to potential buyers that an approval is possible. With your approval of the conditions
as proposed, we can augment the lots available in Albertville and hope to provide places for
business to grow as Kenco has done with residential land.
Sincerely,
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Donald Jensen, L nd Development Director
Cc:
Liz Stockman, NAC
Attachments
Pete Carlson - SEH
land dev: cedbusap.doc
13736 Johnson Street NE . Ham Lake, MN 55304 . 757-9816 . Fax: 757-4094