Email from Saam 5-10-04
AI-Jaff, Sharmeen
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Saam, Matt
Monday, May 10, 2004 10:54 AM
AI-Jaff, Sharmeen
FW: Plat Question
Sharmeen,
FYI on Stone Creek Town Offices. I've already done what Roger recommended.
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From: Roger Knutson [maiIto:rknutson@ck-law.com]
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:49 AM
To: Saam, Matt
Subject: RE: Plat Question
Matt,
You can always ask for anything. I suggest starting by telling the developer about what Mdot wants and see if
they object. If they do object I would go back to Mdot and tell them about the objection and ask them if they
want to buy the access rights. I don't think we can require they give us their access rights. We could prohibit as a
condition of subdivision approval that no access be on the highway, if they have reasonable access to the site in
a different manner. This would get us almost to the same place Mdot wants.
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From: Saam, Matt [maiIto:MSaam@ci.chanhassen.mn.us]
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 9:43 AM
To: Roger Knutson
Subject: Plat Question
Roger,
The City has a proposed plat in for review which abuts state hwy. 5. The state (MN/DOT) is requesting that the
City require the developer to dedicate a 60-foot wide stretch of access control along the state hwy. The access
control basically forbids any access to the hwy in that location. Can we do this? I was under the assumption
that the state needed to purchase the access control and that we couldn't require it when it's along a state hwy.
Please clarify. Thanks,
Matt Saam, P.E.
Asst. City Engineer - Chanhassen, MN
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