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MINUTES <br />PEQUOT LAKES PLANNING COMMISSION <br />SOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />JULY i8, 2oi3 <br />PRESENT: Deb Brown, Sill Habein, Mark Hallan, James Oraskovich, Cheri Seils <br />and Wesley Wilson. ABSENT: Scott Snyder. <br />CITY PLANNER: Justin Burslie, Community Growth <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: Dawn Bittner <br />COUNCIL LIAISONS: Jerry Akerson and N <br />,n���,.. <br />GATEWAY DISCUSSION: � <br />Mr. Burslie explained the Staff Report. There is dev� �� opment potenfial `along this <br />corridor, although the roadway wi� be expensive to r�intain. <br />°�i���hr ., , � <br />,��, �� ,����, <br />Mayor Adams stated she is receivin� pressure from the �"' ''�y to take over <br />Highway 37i; it will be turned back tb the City whether t City wants it or not. It <br />may be phased in, rather than all at on�e The City r��' e able to get old <br />equipment from the ,:�� ��„�.�, . u�' ,: �'� , <br />�'� <br />When the right-c:�F �, is red ' ed, the rem���ng property could be given back to <br />� , � <br />the property owners `� ''�� ��I���;m,,. ��ii�u �, .>�_ ��� <br />Brttner e�'�'�d'i ]eng��!�� roadwayL�rom County Road i68 to County Road 1� <br />h �,, 6i. <br />is 2.�� ��iles. The . �;� urre�Y �ia� approximately 36 miles of roads to <br />mai��t��;�;�,The anticip �',,; turn '����s and new road e�ensions will add <br />approxi' "� �'' �y 6 miles 6 n��v cul-de-sacs. This is approximately a i5% <br />� <br />increase in � ' � age. , <br />� <br />a �.. ,�, �; <br />_ ' i�' �,I�j!! ? <br />The Future Lan�c�� p lists the corridor from County Road i68 to Derksen <br />Road as rural, alth � development is commercial in nature. If it turns into a <br />City street the road�speed could be reduced. Speed can be posted, but will be <br />driven as the roadway is designed. Street design could slow traffic. <br />The Planning Commission discussed the accuracy of the Future Land Use Map. <br />As this area develops it will continue to be commercial, rather than rural. If this <br />area is going to remain commercial, we may want to split up our commercial <br />zoning into two classifications. <br />Derksen Road/Royce Street to Pillsbury Street: If commercial is expanded this <br />area would not be a buffer area, possibly a C-2 classification. If the Highway <br />MINUTES <br />Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br />July 18, 2013 <br />