Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 03/08/2001

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The townhomes will be adjacent to the new single-~f~arnil3) lotS and a large single-family lot along Nowthen Blvd. The ap,'mments will be across the street from the newly constructed seniors apartment building. The development will gain primary access from Nowthen Blvd. and secondary access from Iodine St. N.W. As part of the plat, 1 ;5th Court will be extended another 20(' feet to serve additional lots being created as part of the plat. The sketch plan does not show any proposed access to or from the subdivision using Fluorine St. N.W. The deveiopment is proposing to use Outlot k and B of Wood Pond Hills 4a' Addition in combination with land on the development property to create 10 new single family lots and complete 145th Court. Two existing lots on the south side of 145t~ Court are shown as receiving additional land in their rear yards. The drives serving the townhomes and the apartment building will be private and maintained by the Homeowners Association. City ordinances state that private streets shall not be allowed in Ramsey. However, past practice has been to allow them in certain developments. Staff questions whehher the access between the townhomes and the apmtment building is necessary since that access would possibly be used by a significant portion of the townhouse residents. Staff would prefer that most of the residents used the access onto Nowthen Boulevard. All public and private streets shall be named in conformance with the City's street grid pattern. The Preliminary Plat should shall show how the proposed access points on CS~-I 5 and Dysprosium St. · .~ne up in relation to the uses across the rigi~t-of-way. The recently adopted sidewalk ordinance calls for sidewalk to be installed on all roads except cul-de- sacs. The concept plan does show a continuation of the City trail system through this property. This will be reviewed in further detail by the Park Commission. Site Plan Review of the apartments and townhomes will be done at the same time as the rezoning and plat review is being conducted. The townhomes are proposed as eight-unit buildings. The apartment building is proposed to be cooperative senior housing and will be a three-story structure. Grading and drainage, traffic generation reports, site improvements, etc., will be addressed in detail as part of the preliminary plat and rezoning process. It should be noted that the concept plan does not show drainage ponds to handle the treatment of runoff prior to discharge into wetlands and/or the City storm sewer system. The development may need to be altered to accommodate this need. Recommendation: City Staff recommends sketch plan approval. Commission Action: Motion to recommend that the developer proceed to the preliminary plat stage and apply for a rezoning and site plan approval. PC: 03/06/01