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Preliminary Plat Review: Alpine Acres May 16, 2003, revised June 6, 2003, revised June 20, 2003 Page 4 of 6 three intersections. These intersection include Alpine Drive and County Road 57, Alpine Drive and CSAH 5 and Alpine Drive and TH47. The lowest acceptable level of service is considered to be Level "E". Utilities and Water Usage: The development will need to be served by municipal water and sanitary sewer. Neither sanitary sewer nor watermain are immediately available to the proposed development. The sanitary sewer trunk main currently terminates 880 feet south of the Alpine Drive. The closest locations of the water main are an eight-inch main located on the south side of Alpine Drive and a 12-inch main on the west side of CSAH 5 (Nowthen Blvd.), a distance 300 feet north of 151 st Lane. It should be anticipated that the City.will require.that the trunk sanitary sewer line be extended up to and through the site to the CSAH 5, and that the 12-inch watermain be extended along CSAH 5 up to County Road 57 (Sunfish Lake Blvd.) and then loop through the site and connect with the existing 8-inch water main on the south side of Alpine Drive. The sewer and water trunk expenditures significantly exceed the revenues associated with th_is development. This issue has been discussed and the City Council has agreed to assist with sewer and water expenditures. The exact figures will be addressed in the development agreement. Drainage and Utility Easements: The final plat should show all common areas dedicated as drainage and utility easements. Park Dedication: The development was reviewed by the Park and Recreation Commission at their April and May meetings. The Park and Recreation Commission is recommending that park dedication requirements be satisfied through a combination of land dedication and a cash payment. The 2003 Park Dedicati. gn rate is $1,800 per unit, which equates to a cash payment of $363,600. The Park and Recreation Commissibn recommended .that the City accept the .5 acre of proposed open space area located at the southeastern corner of the subject property for land dedication and credit the developer $32,724 towards the required park dedication fees. Therefore, park dedication will consist of a cash payment in the amount of $330,876 and a .5 acre parcel land dedication that will be utilized for public park purposes. It should be noted that the rate in effect at the time the subdivision receives final plat approval will be required. The ex/sting single family homestead is exempt from park dedication requirements. Trail Development and Trail Fees: The current trail development'fee is $475.00 per unit and is due prior to recording the plat. The rate in effect when the subdivision receives £mal plat approval will be required. The preliminary plat is providing for an 8-foot bituminous trail along Nowthen Blvd., Alpine Drive, and Sunfish Lake Blvd. The Park and Recreation Commission recommended against providing a trail credit for the construction of pedestrian pathways along the Nowthen Blvd. and Sunfish Lake Blvd. The plat is noting several areas of "proposed trail by others," keeping consistent with past policy, the .City has required the developer to construct -189-