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Mayor Sjoblad stated he is not looking at adopting road now,but a standard needs to be <br /> developed. Current standard requires the road to meet width and be blacktopped. <br /> Public Works Supervisor Loven further stated that the City had one standard,but the <br /> Trailside Estates plat was approved by the Planning Commission with much smaller <br /> requirements. <br /> Planning Commission Member Habein asked if the minimum standard now is 24 feet <br /> wide with blacktop. Mayor Sjoblad stated it is the standa • but in a rural residential <br /> area, it doesn't need to be that wide. Chair Seils asked ' '/was suggesting 20 feet in <br /> width. Mayor Sjoblad stated he may be. He further , ted that the Planning <br /> Commission's task is to fill in the blank spot and t ' rat ' good definition of Rustic <br /> Roads. <br /> Public Works Supervisor Loven stated the p oposed definition for`, stic Roads <br /> included in the packets is from State Statute 4 <br /> Planning Commission Member Otiskovich sugge° • e definition included on page 3 <br /> for Rustic Roads including 150 vehicles 4 ay woul• •-heavy use. He had been on <br /> County Road 107 that afternoon for'.o•pre r tely an and saw only 4 vehicles. He <br /> wondered if 150 vehiclesper day was high' blic Works Loven stated it <br /> is not too high. <br /> t <br /> Council Member Ak' n statett:that street*th doesn't have anything hin g <br /> to do with <br /> right-of-way. Mayor TO,. .d stated the standard right-of-way is 66 feet,but is that <br /> necessary, a resie e Council mber Akerson stated 66 feet would be <br /> the sta g g ='� <br /> to inea sidewks,bike t `s, etc: <br /> Mr. Czech stated he agrees agreesthat mOStanew developments are platted with right-of-way 66 <br /> feet wide; a" t of that is ditch,: His concern with a narrower street was whether a school <br /> bus and another vehicle could' ass by safely. In addition,wider streets make sure trees <br /> aren't low enough to hit vehi ?. . Mr. Czech also asked where the $40 per foot figure <br /> came from resulting in the ¢ f cement cost of$127,000.00. Zoning Administrator <br /> Bittner explained the $40 was provided by the City Engineer. Mr. Czech stated he <br /> provided an invoice from Schrupp Excavating for $17,000.00 to bring it up to City <br /> specs, without pavement. <br /> When asked by Council Member Oraskovich, Mayor Sjoblad stated rural roads should <br /> be blacktopped. <br /> MINUTES 2 <br /> Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br /> January 15, 2015 <br />