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

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City of Ramsey 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 PHONE: (763) 427-1410 FAX (763) 427-5543 TDD (763) 427-8591 November 2, 2001 John Peterson Oakwood Land Development, Inc. 1611 Hwy. #10N.E. Spring Lake Park, MN 55432 Re: Revised Sketch Plan Review: River Pines 5m Addition. Dear John: We are in receipt of your revised sketch plan for River Pines 5m Addition dated October 18,- 2001, prepared by Passe Engineering. We offer the following comments: General: The subject property is 9.7 acres in size and is generally located west of T.H. #47, in about the 5700 block of 158~' Lane. The revised sketch plan presented proposes to plat the property into 19 single-family lots, one of which is an e,,dsting homestead.' All of the lots will be serviced with municipal water and sanitary sewer. 2. Zoning; The property, is currently zoned R-1 Rural Residential and a rezoning to R-1 Urban Residential would be required in order to develop the property to urban standards. Utilities: The site is not eligible for development With sanitary sewer and municipal water because it is' not located within the current boundaries of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (NFOSA). Accordingly, an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan for a MUSA expansion accompanied the application for subdivision and rezoning. On September 10, 2001 the Planning Commission considered the application for a comprehensive plan amendment and made a recommendation for City Council approval. The recommendation for the comprehensive plan amendment will be submitted to City Council after the Planning Commission approves a sketch plan for River Pines 5% Density: The gross density, including the T.H. #47 fight-of-way is 2 units per acre. The net density, excluding T.H. #47 right-of:way and presuming there are no wetlands present, is 2. I units per acre. 5. Traffic Generation Analysis: A traffic analysis will be generated for the preliminary plat public hearing. -54-