08-22-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD JULY 18, 1988 CITY OF ORONO CRYSTAL BAY ROAD IMPROVEMENT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PUBLIC HEARING The Affidavit of Publication and Certificate of Mailing were noted. Zoning Administrator Mabusth explained that tt., Conditional Use Permit involves four properties on Crystal Bay Road. There are approximately 200 lineal feet of roadbed that need to be restored as a result of the July 23, 1987 storm. Kelley asked interested parties if they had received a copy of the proposal from the City. Some had received this information, others had not. Mabusth said that there were two options the City was considering. There was a revision to the plan in that there would be no fill, no shoulder, but blacktop would extend right up to the posts and a guardrail would be installed for safety approximately 3-1/2 feet high. Tim Schupp stated that the road is net. dedicated and never has been. The concensus is that the residents do no-- want the City to maintain the Road and would like the City to remove the Road. Kelley suggested this matter be tabled until the residents could get with the City to work this out. The residents indicated that they have been trying to work this out with the City for one year and to date have had no success. Mabusth suggested that the reasoning for the City not allowing the Road to be closed may have to do with access for residents of Minnetonka Beach. Leesa Anderson spoke, saying that her property is in both Minnetonka Beach and Orono. She stated that because of the condition of the Road nobody uses it and to her knowledge there have been no complaints by citizens of Minnetonka Beach regardi.ig the inaccessability of Crystal Bay Road. Kelley stated that the concept of the residents wishing to turn asphalt back into grassed area was in line with the City's comprehensive plan and felt an alternative could be found. Mr. Lee Erger stated that the City told the residents that Minnetonka Beach did not want the road closed. Bill Wolfe stated that the proposed barrier was totally unacceptable to him and that the City was not properly notifying residents when it came to issues such as these. He proposed the following 6 items: 1. Stainless wire would be better than galvanized. 2. Drainage provisions behind the wall should be provided. 3. Support beams should extend into the ground 4. More Duckbills, 4 per post as opposed to 2 per post. 5. Treated 4' x 121, rather than 2' x 12' 6. Leaving bottom 5' of wall exposed and make aesthetically releasing. Mabusth pointed out that it would be the property owners' responsibility to fill in the area between the retaining wall and the lakeshore. Johnson said ttnt any further discussion was academic since the aspect of closinq the Road entirely needed further exploration. Mabusth believed that these avent,es had already been explored and the matter resolved for the City's �p rt.. that is why the conditional use permit had been filed. In her opin. r, there is great urgency to get this resolved.