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AGENDA ITEM Item No.: 19 Date: April 23, 2018 Item Description: Old Long Lake Road Right of Way Permit Presenter: Adam Edwards, PE. Agenda Public Works Director/ Public Works Director/City Engineer Section: City Engineer's Report 1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is to gain council approval/ direction on the issuance of a Right of Way permit for Old Long Lake Road to Landings at Long Lake Development. 2. Background. The City of Orono received a Right of Way Permit on March 14, 2018 for a curb cut/ connection for the Landings at Long Lake development to Old Long Lake Road (Exhibit A). The permit was for a driveway serving four residences to be developed in Long Lake. Orono City Code Section 18- 136 allows up to two residences to share a driveway. As there is already an existing driveway serving three residents that accesses Old Long Lake Road thorough the Property being developed, this would create a situation where seven Long Lake residences would access Orono's Old Long Lake Road on two shared driveways that abut one another less than 40 feet from the Old Long Lake and Wayzata Blvd Intersection. The City Engineer denied the permit as originally submitted and recommended the developer resubmit with a new plan showing a private road meeting Orono City Standards and providing a single access for all seven homes (Exhibit B). The applicant resubmitted a revised plan on April 5t' depicting a private road type access onto Old Long Lake Road. The City of Long Lake has approved a preliminary plat for the development that is contingent upon Orono's approval of the access connection. The intersection in question is part of the Hennepin County CASH 112 Turn Back Phase 2 project. At the time the City approved the cooperative agreement and project plans there were to be two driveways connecting four Long Lake Properties to Old Long Lake road. The City approved a plan showing one driveway for three homes and another for one home. The one home lot is the one being subdivided. The geography of the area constrains the driveway options for access to Old Long Lake Road as there is limited space between CASH 112 to the south and a steep slope and ravine to the north. Seven sets of mailboxes, seven sets of trash and recycling receptacles on a curve within 40 feet of a major intersection could increase the risk of an accident. By requiring a private road access these items and the activity associated with them can be moved off of Old Long Lake road reducing the activity and clutter in the intersection area and improving the safety of the area. 3. Public Comment. The city did receive a letter from Long Lake Residents at 1020 Old long Lake Road. (Exhibit Q. 4. Staff Recommendation. Staff recommend issuance of the ROW permit requiring a single 24 foot wide pavement section as it intersects Old Long Lake Road that serves all seven properties to access Old Long Lake road through the subject development property with the following conditions: a. A condition of the right of way permit is that the Development Agreement include language establishing the maintenance responsibility for the private road/driveway as that of the development. Proposed Language: The maintenance of the private roadway/driveway as it lies within the City of Orono's Right of Way shall be the responsibility of the residents of the Landings of Long Lake Development. Maintenance shall include with respect to the roadway/driveway; all necessary pavement repairs, snow removal, ice treatment, lighting, markings, signage and any necessary shoulder repairs. b. Further the developer will create the necessary facilities for all mail box and refuse container services to occur along the private roadway and not along Old Long Lake road. Prepared By: Reviewed By: Approved By: -T)a