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The extent goes so far beyond the surface-viewable elements because the lift station is really >24 feet underground with significant piping in-and-out (much of said piping being under the lot 1 driveway).[16] I'll note that according to discussions in 2012 they used directional boring for this rebuild, so that won't be a panacea for 'saving space' in the future. Again, the construction company that did the build in 2012 says this plan would make future rebuilds more expensive. The city should not have to bear additional costs and/or lost capabilities just to cram an extra home (let alone two!) on a lot that already has reasonable use in it's current state (and has all these other issues as well). Suitability of property for development and added driveways to Thom drive: Thom is a very narrow, small, winding road with no shoulder that is only 75% of minimum city road width (1130.03 subd 1) in this area (though other areas of Thom are slightly wider... the area beside 3685 NBR is considerably narrower). It has zero boulevard or shoulder in this area. A car parked on this part of the road would not leave enough access for The New Brighton Road / Thom drive intersection at this subdivision also doesn't meet the safe intersection rules in the subdivision section of city codes ("subd 8: Safe intersections: The angle formed by the intersecting of streets shall not be less than sixty (60) degrees") and, in fact, the intersection is so far out of standard that 3685 New Brighton Road is only a degree or two off from not being able to labeled as a 'corner lot' at all. Street arrangements, alone, explicitly can't be used to deny a plat... but public safety can. The proposed driveways are skinny such that they wouldn't allow parking and access at the same time - meaning more people parking in a dangerous part of the street. While this isn't a road that gets state aid, the Minnesota Municipal State Aid Standards for Streets and Lane Widths (MN DoT - https://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/programlibrary/stateaidrules.pdf) requires at least 26" for appropriate emergency vehicle, and even then, there can be no parking on the road. The MN State Fire Code requires 20 clear feet of access. Thom, in this area, around 21 feet (though less in winter due to snow). Other parts of this road are wider. A single car parked on this part of the road would almost block a fire truck (and likely would in winter)... cars parked on either side would make even a small car passing through almost impossible. Page 5 of 12Reasons to Deny 3685 New Brighton Road Subdivision 3/9/2018http://joefederer.com/subdivision/Reasons.html