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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CASE #: q REQUEST FOR. PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL OF SUNFLOWER RIDGE; CASE OF OAKWOOD LAND DEVELOPMENT By: Sylvia Frolik, Community Development Director Background: Oakwood Land Development has applied for preliminau plat approval of a townhome development proposed to be named Sunflower Ridge. The property is generally loCated north of Alpine Dr/ye and west of T.H. #47. The tbllowing items are enclosed for your review: a) b) c) d) e) f) Site location map Proposed prelim/nary plat, grading plan, utility plan dated Traffic Analysis dated April 15, 2002 prepared by Hakanson Anderson Planning Commission meeting minutes dated April 4, 2002 Draft Planning Commission meeting minutes dated May 2, 2002 City Staff 11eview Letter dated April 24, 2002, revision dated May 23, 2002 Notification: State statute requires notification of preliminary plat public heating to owners of property, located within 350 feet of the subject property. Staff attempted to notify property owners within 700 feet of the subject property. Observations: The property is currently zoned a combination of B-I and B-2 Business. City Council and Metropolitan Council recently approved a 2002 Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan that changes the preferred land use from low density residential to medium density residential. A pubtic hearing to rezone the property to 1t-3 Urban Residential was held May 2nd' There were no verbal or written comments submitted during the heating and the P[arming Commission recommended rezoning the property to medium density residential in accordance with the Comprehensive PIan. The property is approximately 18.6 acres in size. The sketch plan proposed 131 units; the preliminary plat is proposing 126 units, which equates to a net density of 6.9 umts per acre when the wetlands are factored out. Interpretation of lot size requirements in the current R-3 Urban Residential standards require a total lot area of 644,000 square feet for the 126 units proposed; the parcel is 812,394 square feet in area. [n accordance with the new private street policy, the preliminary plat is proposing a main public street tltrough the project area and it extends north off of Alpine Drive and continues to the north boundary of the pla[, providing access to the north. TI~ere are also two public,street extensions to -215-