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CASE #: <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT REVIEW OF EVERGREEN POINT; <br />CASE OF EDINA DEVELOPMENT <br /> By: Sylvia Frolilq Community Development Director <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Edina Development has submitted the preliminary plat for Ever~een Point, a l l2-unit <br />townhome development on the northwest comer of Alpine Dr. and State Hwy. 47. The property' <br />was recently rezoned to tt-3 Urban Residential to allow 'for medium density residential <br />development. <br /> <br />The folloWing items are enclosed for your.review: <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br /> <br />d) <br />e) <br /> <br />Site location map <br />Preliminary Plat <br />Overview Plan for Evergreen Point, Sunflower Ridge, & replat of Wildlife <br />Sancmray <br />Planning Commission minutes dated January 3, 2002 <br />Park Commission minutes dated January ! 0, 2002 <br />Letter from M_n/DOT dated March 15, 2002 <br />City Staff Review Letter dated March 27, 2002 <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />A public hearing is required as part of the preliminary plat review process. Notice of the public <br />hearing was sent to property owners within 700 feet of the subject property. <br /> <br />Obse~wations: " <br /> <br />The property is approximately 24.1 i acres in size. As mentioned above, the property is' currently <br />zoned· R-3 Urban Residential, which allows for medium density residential development at a <br />density not to exceed 7 units per acre. The preliminary plat reflects a net density (subtracting <br />Alpine Drive and T.H. ~47 road right-of-ways and wetlands) of 6.9 units per acre. The proposed <br />townhomes consist of two, four, and six unit structures. The site plan approval' process for the <br />development will review these units in more detail. <br /> <br />In accordance with the newly adopted street policy for multiple residential developments and <br />suggestions from City Staff, Plann/ng Commission and City Council, the developer has Worked <br />diligently to desi~m'~ the preliminary plat with a combination of public streets and private <br />driveway collectors, two accesses onto Alpine Dr/ve and two accesses to the adjacent property to <br />the west. Consideration should be given to eliminating cut-through traffic and if there is not an <br />acceptable alternative, the private driveway between Lots 15 and 30 should be dedicated and <br />built as a public road. <br /> <br />-18- <br /> <br /> <br />