Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 12/13/2001

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CASE #: REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN REVIEW OF RIVER PINES 5TH ADDITION; CASE OF OAKWOOD LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. By: Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik Background: Oakwood Land Development has submitted an application to the City for a 'subdivison to be named River Pines 5th Addition. The property is located, on the west side of T.H. #47, immediately north of the existing Apple Ridge/River Pines neighborhood. The Planning Commission reviewed a sketch plan in September that proposed to subdivide the property into 13 single family residential lots with urban services. During the discussion at the September meeting, it was unclear whether the plat acreage included the existing homestead to the east, and if it didn't, whether or not future public access to the east should also be a consideration. The Planning Commission tabled approval of the sketch plan and recommended that the Developer provide options for' future public access to the north and verify the status of the existing homestead to the east. The following items are. enclosed: a) b) c) d) e) 0 Site location map Original Sketch Plan dated June 22, 2001 Planning Commission meeting minutes dated September 10, 2001 Revised Sketch Plan dated October 18, 2001 City Staff Review Letter dated November 2, 2001 Draft Planning Commission meeting minutes dated November 5, 2001 Notification: Public hearings are not required at the sketch plan stage of a subdivision. However, there is also a request for rezoning and a comprehensive plan amendment associated with this project and they do require public hearings. Therefore, area property 'owners were made aware of the project because of the September public hearing notices. Observations: The property is currently zoned R-1 Rural Residential and at the September meeting, the Planning Commission recommended that City Council approve a rezoning to R-1 Urban Residential to facilitate development of the property with municipal water and sanitary sewer. The Planning Commission also recommended that City Council approve an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to expand the Metropolitan Urban Service Area boundary to include the subject property. The plat area is 9.7 acres. The owner of the existing homestead adjacent to T.H. #47 is joining in the plat and the number of lots have increased from 13 to [8. The gross density reflected in the sketch plan is 1.9 units per acre; net density will be calculated at the time of preliminary plat approval. The lots would receive public access from the extension of 158th Lane into the plat from River Pines 2nd Addition to the west. Currently, 158th Lane dead ends on the west boundary of the proposed plat and this is a public safety concern since the length of this dead end is greater than 600 feet. It is also hindrance to snow removal and storage efforts. Lithium Street N.W. would be extended from the south to the north boundary of the plat. A cul~de-sac would extend east off of Lithium to service the remainder of the lots. The existing homestead will have access to the cul-de-sac. The plat will be -47-