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I ! I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Kociscak, to recommend that City Council approve the preliminary plat of Wurm-Paumen Properties to develop 29.2 acres on Ramsey Boulevard at 158t~ Lane NW contingent on compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated August 29, 2002, and receiving the appropriate permits from other agencies. Further discussion: Commissioner Johnson stated that the reason he made the motion is that they have staff telling them that the lot is buildable and the actual location of the home will depend on a lot of factors. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Iohnson,-Kociscak, Brauer, and Reeve. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Watson. Case #2: Request for Preliminary Plat Review of Rivenwick 3rd Addition; Case of Turtle Moon, Inc. Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion, of the Planning commission meeting at 7:55 p.m. in order to call the public heating to order. Public Hearing Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 7:55 p.m. Presentation Associate Planner Wald'stated that. the City received an application fi:om Turtle Moon Inc. for preliminary plat review of a townhome development. The property is generally located south of Riverdale Drive and north of the existing Rivenwick urban residential development. The Project area is approximately 19.46 acres in size. The maximum net density e~stabliShed in the R-2 District is 7 units per acre. The preliminary plat is proposing to development 112 townhouse units; a net density of 7 units per acre. The development will be platted as a Common Interest Community (CIC), which means the individual townhouse units will be platted at Anoka County when construction of the units has commenced. The development is subject to site plan review for architectural standards, landscaping, unit size, streets, and screening. 'As outlined in the preliminary plat, Outlot D and E of Rivenwick, has been platted to represent the potential alignment of Riverdale Drive. The developer is proposing to shift the proposed Riverdale Drive alignment to the north in order to provide a public street through the development. Property located south of Outlot E and D is zoned R-2, property located to the north is zoned B-1 Business. The proposed realignment of Riverdale Drive to the north results in a small i~ortion of the project area being zoned B-1 Business. The portion of the property zoned B,1 will need to be. rezoned to R-2 in order to facilitate the proposed townh°use development. The City has receiVed a rezoning application and the Planning Commission will be reviewing the rezoning request at their October meeting. The townhouse units will front onto private streets~ 'The private streets will provide access to 138t~ Avenue, which provides access to Riverdale Drive. Riverdale Drive is proposing to connect to Highway #10 and to Garnet Street. COnnecting Riverdale Drive to Highway #10 will involve the resignalization of Highway #10 and Ramsey Blvd. intersection. In order to accomplish this connection and the necessary signalization upgrade, the developer will_ Planning Commission/September 5, 2002 Page 7 of 16 -179-