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CC Regular Session Date: 12/14/2010 By: Amber Miller Community Development Information Item #: 7. 6. Title: Request for Final Plat Approval of Alpha Development and Final Site Plan Approval of Legacy Christian Academy; Case of Columbo Limited Partnership Background: Columbo Limited Partnership has applied for a major plat, request for site plan review, to accommodate a new K -12 private school (Legacy Christian Academy [LCA]) located west of Armstrong Blvd, south of Alpine Dr. and north of the railroad tracks. Staff has been meeting with the applicant frequently over the past several weeks to find solutions to the concerns which the City Council raised regarding access and still address the applicants concerns of feasibility. Notification: Properties within 700 feet were notified of the Public Hearing held on October 7, 2010 via Standard US Mail. Said Public Hearing was properly notified in the Anoka County Union. Observations: The Project includes a major subdivision within the Pine Shadows Addition to accommodate a future 225,000- 275,000 square foot school. The Subject Property is 184.91 acres and is currently Zoned R -1 Residential, R -2 Residential, R -3 Residential and TC -2 Sub - District. The plat proposes to subdivide the parcel into five separate parcels, one lot and four outlots. Lot 1 is proposed to be 86.436 acres which are proposed to rezoned to Public /Quasi Public and require Comprehensive Plan Amendment both of which have already been through Council approval and are contingent on approval of Final Site Plan and Final Plat approval. Outlots A and B are proposed to be 30.647 acres and 45.196 acres, respectively. Outlot C, the lot being dedicated to the City, is 4.175 acres. Outlot D, immediately adjacent to Armstrong is 9.621 acres. Additionally, there will be 8.835 acres of Right -of -Way. All lots meet minimum lot width, frontage, and size requirements for all of the zoning districts. As has been past practice for the Public /Quasi - Public Zoning District, Staff will evaluate the proposal based on the standards of the B -1 Business District or the most appropriate comparable zoning district. The site proposes two accesses from an extension of Bunker Lake Blvd. as a local street within a proposed 120 foot right -of -way. Upon development, Outlot A would access an improved Puma St. and Alpine Dr. and Outlot B would access from the extended Bunker Lake Blvd. and potentially an improved Puma St. Full build out of Bunker Lake Blvd is planned as a four lane road with two lanes in each direction. A first phase is being proposed to construct one lane in each direction, with all utilities and curb and gutter, up to the second entrance of the school, which is approximately 2,700 feet. The remaining 1,250 feet to Puma St. would be constructed with a reduced section of no utilities, no curb and gutter, and a twenty four foot wide section of asphalt with 6 inches of class 5 and 2" of bituminous. Puma Street would then be upgraded to minimum City paving standards to Alpine Drive (including a trail) to serve as a secondary access into the project area. In addition, the westerly leg of the Bunker Lake and Armstrong Blvd intersection will be constructed full width, based upon the revised traffic analysis and ultimate intersection design. Final design standards will be determined through the assessment project petitioned by the Applicant.