Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/09/2009

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32 UPDATE OF SKETCH PLAN REVIEW OF RIVER'S BEND 5TH ADDITION; CASE OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY By: Thn Gladhill, Associate Planner PC CASE: Background: The City of Ramsey has submitted a Sketch Plan application to replat two parcels adjacent to the River's Bend Addition. The subdivision is needed in order to convey a piece of property, currently owned by the City and zoned R-3 High Density Residential, to Mr. Rick Foster. A purchase agreement for what would be future Lot 1, Block 1, River's Bend 5 Addition, if approved, was executed on December 31, 2006. Notification: No public hearing is required for a minor subdivision. Observations: • The City is subdividing the Subject Property, which is the current location of River's Bend Park and the City's Pump House #1, A majority of the Subject Property is zoned Public/Quasi-Public. A small portion of the Subject Property is zoned R-3 High Density Residential. As stated above, the City entered into a Purchase Agreement with Mr. Foster on December 31, 2006, as approved by the City Council. The purchase agreement is for only that portion of the Subject Property zoned R-3. In order to convey this piece of property to Mr. Foster, the Subject Property will need to be subdivided per City platting requirements. The proposed plat will not impact River's Bend Park or Pump House #1. River's Bend Park is essentially physically separated from the proposed Lot 1 by an oxbow of the Rum River. Pump House #1 is adequately protected through proposed lot size, setbacks, and drainage and utility easements. No new accesses are proposed as part of the minor subdivision at this time. Additional accesses will be required on Xkimo St NW as part of a Site Plan application for proposed Lot 1. It is anticipated that Mr. Foster will submit a Site Plan Application in the near future for a high density residential development in accordance with current zoning on the property. The executed purchase agreement included the City acquiring access rights required as part of the T.H. 47 improvement project on several parcels north of 142" Avenue and south of Xkimo Street (south of the Holiday Station Store). Drainage, grading, utility, and landscape plans will be reviewed as part of the Site Plan Application submittal for proposed Lot 1, as well as the Final Plat submittal. The Sketch Plan indicates a flood plain boundary at the top of the river bluff. The boundary of the flood plain is a general boundary at this time, and will need to be delineated based on the elevation indicated on