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'ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - MARCH 2, 2005 4 . Bcvcrly Sabot, 4367 Lexington Avenue, stated it was difficult to make thc tum into the drivcway with the specd limit of 40 mph on Lexington A venue. Shc noted therc the Rodziej's had tccnagc drivcrs and this was a safcty issue. . Roger Sabot stated two huge mature trees would nced to be removed if they widcned the drivcway. Hc notcd thc drivcway was not wide enough for two cars to go in and out comfortably. He believed the drivcway was 22 feet. He stated they werc the tirst owners aftcr the pcoplc who originally built it. He notcd putting in two additional driveways would not take out any substantial vcgctation. Chair Sand notcd for safety purposes. it might bc safer to eliminatc the cxisting driveway and put in the two new driveways. Ms. Rodziej statcd in that typc of a situation, they would have to go past their garage and would need to tum around to get into their garage. Shc noted they also had recreational vchieles where it would be difticult to gct into the driveway if the existing driveway was eliminated. Commissioner Zimmerman askcd if they had talked about a tumaround. Ms. Rodziej stated tonight's meeting was the first time they had hcard about a tumaround. Chair Sand asked if this were to be approved, who would approve the geometry of the driveway to ensure it was anglcd properly onto Lexington. Mr. Hellegers replicd the City Engineer and/or the Ramsey County Enginccrs would nccd to work out thc geometry of . thc drivcways. Commissioncr Bezdicek stated more driveways on a busy road wcre more dangcrous. Ms. Rodziej stated they would cnter in thc center driveway and exit out thc othcr driveway. Mr. Sabot replied thcy fclt thcy could get into thc traffic on Lcxington Avenue faster with their proposal. He expresscd concem that the speed on Lexington Avenue would increase, which will also make thc existing driveway unsafe. Ms. Sabot noted most of thcir vegetation was removed whcn the sewer system came through. Mr. Sabot indicatcd they wanted to prcscrve their large trecs. Commissioner Thompson statcd the natural tendency would be to takc the tirst driveway. Shc expressed concem that if these homes werc sold at somc point in the future, the new owners may not be as coopcrati ve. Letter from Leonard E. Gallus, 1104 Amble Drive, datcd February 21. 2005: .. J . I necd to have furthcr infonnation to understand how an extra 12' x 100' . drivcway cxtension starting by my backyard, and angling across the front of the property and connccting to the existing driveway will help the Sabots to access Lcxington Ave. They still can only tum to the right and go South at any of the drivcways. ----