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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Development Director Frolik stated that the City received an application from Oakwood Land Development for preliminary plat approval for property located west of T.H. ~47 and north of Alpine Drive N.W. The plat is a replat of 2 existing homesteads, the back yards' of two other homesteads to the east, and an outlot remnant from Wildlife Sanctuary 2nd Addition, into 46 new single family, urban lots; one of wh/ch will be occupied by an existing' house. The property is zoned R-1 Residential and is located in the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) boundary. The property is approximately 23.5 acres in size and proposes to plat 45 new urban lots for development and one existing homestead for a total of 46 lots. The gross density of the plat is 1.95 units per acre; factoring out the wetland, the net density is 2.05 un/ts per acre. In accordance with the approved sketch plan, the street plan proposes connection with planned in adjacent developments. Junkite will be extended north, off Alpine north boundary of the plat in a permanent cul-de-sac because of the presence of connections will be made with 154' Lane and 155' Lane in Sunflower Ridge preliminary plat will extend 155th Lane to the west boundary of the the west. All of the lots meet the 10,800 square foot lot size is missing measurements necessary to determine that the requirements are'met either at the street or the building' appropriately delineated and should be encumbered w/th final plat. The preliminary plat will be anticipated that park dedication will be will be required to continue the trail along provided on all non cul-de-sa~ streets~ The:~C~ effect. No trans~t~omng~:Wil[:Be:,~.equu'ed to ¢~h6 north development (Wi!dl/fe:i ~'~fie'h~i~:.and S u~ ,fl~ the west that ar6~als6'~,'~ned R-1 ~'~i~ential, lo~ and eligible for inventory and on the 14. Itis the Developer .ye. Sidewalks will be ordinance i-n similar or denser rural lots on an Service.Area >er has prepared a detailed along the west boundary line. It is proposed requirements. The proposed density on October 3 and City Council on :was rs~ie3¢~t by the October 15~i~.::?Both ~:~.~ei:.,.Planning and City Council seemed receptive to the transitioning'!b~Posal."!':iThe Preliminary Tree Plan submitted with the preliminary plat does not adequately ident~ the .~..~:~rvation of the existing tree cover on the west property boundary. Under the neVCi'::~dscapifi~!:i~quirements, City Code requires the addition of two overstory trees each lot; at!?"~tst 25% of the new plantings must be deciduous and at least 25% must be :~,::i.'!i:c/redit may also be given for new planting requirements if there is existing, of an acceptable species, to be preserved on any of~the lots. This requirement is not reflle~ied on each lot in the Preliminary Tree Plan. The Tree Plan needs to be modified accordingly. City Staff recommends preliminary plat approval contingent upon compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated November 1, 2002, Citizen Input Milton Weichett, 15407 County Road 5, stated he owns land adjacent to this site and it is used as a horse pasture. He stated his concern about the number of children in the neTM development and Planning Commission/November 7, 2002 Page 6 of 16 -157-