Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 03/13/2003

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'/5 i,.53 Nowthen BouJcvard 'N'W · Ramse~,"Minnesota 5,53'03 ' City Hall: (763) 42%1410 · Fax: (763)'42%5543 ' www.c~.ramsey..mn.as . . . " .. Janum'y 3.0, 2003 ' ' ...:.. . . . . .- ...-. : Dale W'n-z ' .. .-- 1'7201 St. Francis Bl~,d. '' .. - .Rmmsey, M2q. 55303 '- - -.. g.e: Sketch Plan Keview;'R.iver Park .... ' - - Dear Mr. W',u-z: . . -.. - ' We are in. receipt of your sketch plan for the development of River Park consiSt/rog of One (t).. sheet prepared by I<2urth Surveyqmg, ~nc. We offer, the foLIoWi~g comments: General: Ttie sketch plan is proposing to subdivide a portion of the ex/stag 37-aere W'u-z . Nursery properc7 into s/xteen (16) s/ngle-f~mily urban-sLzed lots that would be served by on-site/ . sept/c systems and Wells unri.l',sanitary sewer and murficipal water are" available to. the property.. The [6 lots (17 including the homestead)· are supposed.to be representatiYe of the'number o£1ots that would be'aLlowed if you were to subdivide'the.property hate 2.5-acre lots as currently a/]owed trader the performance startdards .for' R-1 Resideatial property located in the 'Rural .Der. eloping Dkstrict.. It is noted that reader the 2.5 acre .standard, a total of 15 ._Iota would be allowed, including the homestead. Two. 10to would have to be ekbmir~ed from.the plar~ .... Zoning: The prQperry is zoned R- 1 R. esidential and is' located in-ti:to Rural Development District, which is outside the lv_{etropoHm Urban. Service .Areas (M'UsA)-. Tt~erefore, the subdb.v/sio~, as - . Proposed halo urban, sized .lots, would,, not :be-:perm.itted under'-the R-1 .-Residential District '. regulafiorm..ha' order for the City to .be able to. cormider the' proposed "'cluster'" development, the developer would either have ro rezone the property to Phrmed Urdt Deyelopment (PT.rD)-and follow the. PUD subdivision requirements,, or request ma amendment to .the. Comprehemive. Plan and Zoning Ordinances to estab~h, s0me'-gU/~telirtes for citmer dkvelopmen~s. . . . : - · PUD R'equiremen'ts: The Planned. Un/t Devetopmertt.' .ordinma. ce state-q'that~ the. City shall eomider the t!otlowing criteria mad objec.fives m reviewing a proposed' PUD-development: ":.-.. ~" ,. lii~ QUality of design-md .design comPatible with~ surromadlng land uses, b0~. e,-dstbmg ' and pl~nned. . .. " · A. wider' range of homing.-types, price ranges, sryies'than could be acc0mplished under eXiSl~g zoning; . ' · Public ame~ties, facilities and open space that are'greater than the minimum .requirements of e,'dstmg zoning and. determined-tohe.'~ the public good.. --7--