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To: Roseville Planning Commission Members: Mary Bakeman. Daniel Boerigter, lames Doherty, led Ipsen, Tammy Pust, Mark Traynor, and Kedrick White Date: August 2, 2005 From: Bob Guthrie, 1810 Alameda Street, Roseville, Minnesota Subject: Planning File 3655 - Request by Todd lliff, 1822 Dale Court, for a VARIANCE to Section 1005.016 (Residential Dimensional Requirements - Lot Size) and a MINOR SUBDIVDISION to create a substandard residential lot. Dear Roseville Planning Commission Members: Please give serious consideration to denying the parcel subdivision variance request for the following three reasons: 1. Safe!)' - Subsequent construction on the proposed subdivided parcel will likely diminish the existing line of sight through home construction and landscaping thereby presenting a safety hazard to residents of this neighborhood. This parcel adjoins the intersection of Dale Court and Dale Street North represents the only north-bound access to Dale Street from the neighborhood for residents living on Alta Vista, Rama, Dale Court Pine View Court, Stuber, and Alameda Streets (less than 100 homes in all). There is considerable traffic on Dale Street in the mornings and evenings. In 1993, Ramsey County conducted a 24-hour traffic count and determined that 11,550 vehicles drove the segment of Dale Street located between Roselawn and Larpenteur (personal communication - 101m Zdrazil, Ramsey County Public Works). The present traffic volume for this section of Dale Street is not known. The Roseville Public Works is presently conducting a traffic count at the Dale Street entrance to Dale Court The posted speed limit on Dale Street is 40 mph, but anecdotal evidence suggests that some vehicles drive much quicker than this and in some instances attain speeds that are 10 to 20 mph faster than the legal limit (Dan Soler, Ramsey County Engineer, and Lieutenant Rick Mathwig, Roseville Police Department). According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation Road Design Manual (Figure 5-2.02F), for a Case ill B intersection where a stopped vehicle (at Dale Court) turns left onto Dale Street, the corresponding sight distance is approximately 650 feet (red dashed line). However, at a speed of 50 mph the sight distance increases to 1,000 feet (blue dashed line). It is also noted that residents approaching the intersection of Dale Court and Dale Street are traveling north- northeast and look across this open portion of the existing lot to gain a better view of north-bound traffic on Dale Street. Safety to existing residents is utmost concem To date, this particular intersection has remained relatively accident free according to Lt. Mathwig. Obscuring visibility through subsequent parcel subdivision and development may change this statistic. = ! Jttl ~~~F-:~12- -41 I .; ~. CAS[ :::9 SIG.HT DEBSCE AT l'!ERSI:(TIO~"S - Left o1Ild Right Tur::ilI~ nhiclo!~ C :l~~ nIB A:\1> me Frnzre ~l))lF a = o SO loO .... Cl. VI ~ ~o v- ... c 70 e.o }() 20 o -'00 aco 1ZC::l 16OC' SIGUT DISTANCE. f t. zooc Z~OO