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CASE # ',, Q3 REQUEST FOR FINAL PLAT REVIEW OF RIVER'S BEND STn ADDITION; CASE OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY By: Tim Gladhill, Associate Planner Background: The City of Ramsey has submitted a Final Plat 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 River's Bend Holdings, LLC. A purchase agreement was executed on December 31, 2006 for the area indicated as Outlot B, RIVER'S BEND 5TH ADDITION. Notification: In accordance with City Code, property owners within 700 feet of the application were notified of the sketch plan proposal phase of the 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. Approximately ffve (5) acres of the Subject Property is zoned R-3 High Density Residential. As stated above, the City entered into a Purchase Agreement with River's Bend Holdings, LLC. The purchase agreement is for only that portion of the.Subject Property zoned R-3. In order to convey this piece of property, the Subject Properly 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 Outlot B 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 future development. It is anticipated that River's Bend Holdings, LLC will submit a Site Plan Application in the near future for a high density residential development in accordance with current zoning and statutes on the Subject 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 Outlot B. 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 the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Staff anticipates this boundary will be shown further east once delineated. The application was forwarded to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for comment. The DNR finds the request generally acceptable and noted that should the applicant choose to develop the property as a Planned Unit Development (PUD), final approval of a re-zoning would be required to be certified by the DNR. A copy of the response from the DNR is included for your review. Although a re-