Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 09/20/2001

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City of Ramsey 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 PHONE: (763) 427-1410 FAX (763) 4.27-5543 TDO (763) 4.27-8591 August 31,2001 Robert Hutchinson Lord of Life Church 14501 Nowthen Blvd. Kamsey, MN 55303 Re: Sketch Plat Review: Lord of Life Property Dear Mr. Hutchinson: We are in receipt of your sketch plat to resubdivide the Lord of Life Church property into three new lots. The sketch plat consists of one sheet prepared by Bogart, Pederson, and Associates. We offer the following comments: General: The subject property is 42.51 acres in size and is generally located at the corner of State Hwy. 47 and CSAH 5 (Nowthen Boulevard). The sketch plat presented proposes to resubdivide the Lord of Life Church property into three new lots. One lot will contain the Church building (Lot t), one lot is proposed to coatain two 47-unit apartment buildings for senior citizens (Lot 2), and the third lot is proposed to be developed as a cemetery in the future (Lot 3). In addition to the platting of the property, you have proposed to rezone the land, are proposing a minor comprehensive plan amendment, and submitted a site plan along with a variance to the height restrictions to allow the construction of one of the senior apartment buildings. Zoninm The subject property is currently zoned and B-1 Business and R-3U, Low Density Multi-Family Residential. As part of the development, you are proposing to rezone the property to lVfR, High Density Multi-Family Residential. Comorehensive Plan Amendment: As part of the development proposal, you are proposing to change the land use designation from Business and Low-Density Multi-Family Residential to High Density Residential. Density: The subject property is 42.51 acres and overall has a net density (excluding the wetlands) of 2.42 units per acre. The lot that is proposed to have the senior apartment buildings is 10.05 acres in size and has an overalI net density .of 12.79 units per acre. Streets; The development will gain primary access from Nowthen Blvd. An internal drive will extend from the northern apartment building to Nowthen Building. The southern apartment building (which is not being reviewed at this time) shows an access onto State Hwy. 47. This access will aced to receive a pen-nit from Mm]DOT. It is the City's intention that once the Katnis property to the north is developed, that the Lord of Life property be connected to the road