2000-10-23 Proposed Road System
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MEMORANDUM
TO: ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING
COMMISSION; LINDA GOEB, CITY ADMINISTRATOR;
FROM: MIKE COURI, CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: ALBERT VILLAS FOURTH ADDITION
DATE: OCTOBER 23,2000.
It is my understanding that at the last planning commission hearing on the
Albert Villas Fourth Addition PUD, several St. Michael residents from the
developments to the south expressed concerns regarding the inability of the
proposed road system to handle the traffic which this development will create.
Specifically, the lack of a connection to County Highway 18 seems to be the
problem.
The Albert Villas Fourth Addition plat does not abut Highway 18, and thus
this developer is not able to connect the Fourth Addition directly to Highway 18,
although it will be able to connect to streets in Albert Villas Third Addition and to
two residential streets in St. Michael. The residential streets in St. Michael are not
collector streets and wind around for a distance before ultimately connecting with
County Highway 19 in St. Michael.
The preliminary plat for the Fourth Addition shows the land between the
Fourth Addition and Highway 18 as "Proposed Future Addition." This has
apparently led to confusion regarding the ownership of the land abutting Highway
18. Currently this land is owned by Bobby Heuring, not by the developer of the
Fourth Addition. The land remains in agricultural production. Whether it will
develop, and if so, when it will develop, are not known at this time. Although the
developer of the Fourth Addition is attempting to purchase the land, to my
knowledge, no purchase agreement has been signed at this point.
Under Section A-400.1 and A-400.2 (c), the City Council may deem a
development premature and deny the preliminary plat of such development when
the roads which serve the proposed plat are such that the increase in traffic volume
generated by the proposed subdivision would create a hazard to public safety and
general welfare, or aggravate an already hazardous condition.
I would suggest the City Engineer and City Planner be consulted on this
issue at the Planning Commission and City Council stages. If the developer is
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able to purchase the land abutting Highway 18 from the Heurings, I would suggest
that the land, or at least a road through that land to Highway 18, be incorporated
into this plat.
Cc: Cindy Sherman
Pete Carlson
Gary Rudy
Matt Davich
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