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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday, November 17, 2014 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 20 of 23  <br />  <br />Gaffron stated as it relates to private roads, from Stubbs Bay Road in, Jacobs Mill Road is a privately <br />owned road. Gaffron stated if the City wanted to force the issue, there are underlying easements that <br />could be utilized but the easement document says there has to be a payment of fair market value to the <br />owner of the property. In addition, there would need to be an agreement on the part of the Jacobs Mill <br />homeowners association that this property would become part of that homeowners association. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated if the City was to take Jacobs Mill Road over as a public road, which has happened only <br />once before, the City would need to start maintaining it, and to some extent it opens up a Pandora’s Box. <br />Gaffron indicated the City also does not want to incur costs in providing access to new development and <br />that Staff has made it clear to the Whalens that the City is not likely to expend any dollars for access to <br />their property. Gaffron stated in his view the solution to bring access from the south is a good one. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked if Hennepin County or Mn/Dot has an obligation to provide access. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated it is a long story but that Mn/Dot had initially agreed to make the Whalens whole. Gaffron <br />indicated Staff had a meeting approximately one month ago with Mn/Dot and Hennepin County about <br />properties they were going to turn back to the City as part of the Highway 12 project. Mn/Dot has said in <br />writing and verbally that because of the configuration of County Road 6, the fact that it is a turn back, and <br />the fact that they did not actually touch the Whalen property, they are not going to change the <br />configuration of the intersection or grant access. <br /> <br />Thiesse asked if there is an embankment there. <br /> <br />Gaffron indicated there is. <br />Thiesse asked if the City has any criteria for the super-long driveway. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated any driveway that is longer than 600 feet would need to be looped at the end as well as a <br />20-foot clear space to drive in. Gaffron stated the City does have some standards for a long driveway and <br />that the fire department will be reviewing that. <br /> <br />Landgraver noted a portion of the driveway will be going over the edge of the wetland. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated if it needs to hold a fire truck, it would not be a residential standard. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated the width standard is 20 feet so they can pass vehicles, but that at some point in the road <br />there could be a bump-out constructed. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated the weight of the fire trucks is also an issue. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked if the cul-de-sac would need to be constructed to a certain size. <br /> <br />Gaffron indicated the road would need to be 24 to 28 feet in width and that the cul-de-sac would need to <br />have an 80-foot width in a 100-foot corridor. <br /> <br />Leskinen asked if the wetlands have been delineated. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated the wetlands have been delineated. <br /> <br />Item #01 - PC Agenda - 01/20/2015 <br />Approval of Planning Commission Minutes <br />[Page 20 of 23]