Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/10/2002

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Sketch Plan Review: W'ildiife Sanctuary 3~ Addition September 26, 2002 Page ~ Lot Size .',ad Dimensions: All of the lots appe~ to meet the IO,gO0 square foot area requirement and gO foot lot Width requirement This information must be verified at time of preliminary plat review. Grading and Drainage: A detailed grading and drainage plan wiI1 be reviewed during the preliminary plat stage. k per-mi[ fi.om the Lower Rum River VV'amrshcd Marmgement Organization and the MSnnesota Pollution Control' Agency w/il be required.. The developer is responsible for obta{~ing any and MI permits required fi.om other regulatory agone{es. Wedands must be delineated and dedicged on the final plat as drainage and utility easements. The City h~ enacted an ordinance that requires an elevation survey at the time of footing irmpecdon to ensure compliance with the approved grading plan. No ~'ades shall be flatter than 1%. Grades flatter than 2% Mil require a.cerdficate of ~m-ading prior to an occupancy pcrnfit being granted. Easements. The standard 10 foot drainage and utility easements (5 feet on common property. lines) mm be provided aroUnd the perimeter of all lots on the preliminary and final plats. Ail wetlands located on the property must be delineated and dedicated as drainage easements. All utilities are to be protected with a minimum 20 foot drainage and utility easement. This provision is subject to change depending on the depth of the utilities. Utilities. The development w/U be served by mun/cipal water and' sanitm-,/ sewer. The wate,--mai~ shall be looped along Alpine Drive N.V~. Concrete curb and .gutter shall be installed on the aorth side of Alpine Drive., Density Transitioning. The proposed plat is considered Iow density residential and is bounded on the east by Sunflower Ridge, a medium density townhome development; no density tran~ifioning would be required on the east boundary.. The property to the north is also being developed wi~ Iow density single family urban tots and no transitioning would be required on that boundary_. The property to the west consists of_3 rural lots that are also in the Metropolitan Urban Service Area and elig/ble for redevelopment with sin~e family homes at urban densities. The new density transition ordinance does not clearly state what the requirements ~wouJd be, if any, in s/mat/om where the adjacent property is in the M'USA, zoned the same, but currently consists of larger lots. Sub& .3.b.l.(a) of the ordinance wotfld seem. to indicate that no trans/tionmg is required. Sabd. 3.1:.1 .(b) of the ordinance could be broadly interpreted to require a Level C Vegetative Buffer (~.5 foot w/de landscape w~th oversrory, ever~een, and understory trees). Additionally, there is always the possibil/ry of an 'alternative a~eed upon by the Developer and the City.' if ~ansitioning is dot,rimmed to be appropriate in these instances.