Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 11/14/2002 - Joint with Horse Care Board

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November l, 2002 ~5153 Nowthen Boulevard NW · Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 City Hall: (763) 427-N10 · Fax: (763) 427-5543 ww w.ci.ramsey, mn: us .John Peterson Oakwood Land Development, Inc. I611 Hwy.. #10 N.E. Spring Lake Park, ND,[ 55432 Re: Preliminary Plat Review: Wildlife Sanctuary 3a Addition Dear John: We are in receipt of your preliminary plat to develop single-family, urban residential lots in Ramsey. The preliminary plat consists of four sheets (Preliminary Plat, Preliminary Grading Plan, Preliminary Utility, Plan, and Preliminary Tree Plan) all prepared by Passe Engineering, Inc. and dated October 2, 2002. We offer the following comments: General: The subject property is approximately 23.5 acres in size and is generaily located west of T,H. #47 and north of Alpine Drive N.W. The preliminary plat proposes to plat.two existing homesteads into one existing homestead and 45 new lots for development. The plat area includes the back yards of two e~sting homesteads to the east. City Code encourages the platting of property and Staff is requesting that the Developer consider including the entirety of the two e,,dsting h6mesteads to the ~,ast in the plat. The platting of the two homesteads to the east vdlI simplify, the legal descriptions of their property from the current metes and bounds descriptions. 2. Zoning: The property is located within the M.U.S.A boundar~ and is currently zoned R-1 Residential. Density.: The 2001 Comprehensive Plan designates this area for Iow density single family residential development and low density has been established at 3. units per net acre. The goss density of the project is 1.95.units per acre. Factoring out the 1.12 acres of wetland results in a net density of 2.05 units per acre. Lot Size and Dimensions: All of the lots meet the- 10,800 square foot lot size requirement. The preliminary, plat should be revised to include measurements that wilt verify that the 80 foot (90 feet on corner lots) lot width requirement is complied with either at the street frontage or the building setback line. Lot dimensions should be shown to tlSe nearest tenth of a foot. The necessary measurements to make this determination are missing on Lot 3, Block 2; Lots 2-5, Block 3; Lots 2-9 and 11 of Block 4; Lots 1-3 and Lots 12 and 13,.Block 5. It is the City's understanding that the existing structure on Lot I and 2 of Block 2 is tO be razed, and that the structure on Lot 13, Block 5 is to remain. The development agreement should speci~.., what improvements m'e to be made to this remaining structure.