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-154- 13.52 acres being Medium Density Residential and 65.67 acres as Low Density Residential. The number of units that the development shows (307) is [ess than the max/mum number of'units that would be allowed under the March 200I Dra~ Comprehensive Land Use Map (340). The property has 28.02 acres of wetlands. The preliminary plat shows a gross density of' 3.54 un/ts per acre. When the wetlands are factored out, the net density for the whole development is 5.23 units per acre. The single-family lots abut urban size residential lot to the north and west and two large single family lots to the south that are buffered by wetlands. The single-family lots all meet the standard minimum dimensional and area requirements. Eighteen lots are subject to regulations governing shorelands. These lots all meet the dimensional and lot width requirements for the Shoreland District. The development will gain primary access from Nowthen Blvd. and secondary access from Iodine St. NaV. The preliminary plat does not show any proposed access to or from the subdivision using Fluorine St. NW. The development is proposing Co-use Outlot A and B of Wood Pond Hills 4th Addition in combination with land on the development property to create 7 new single family lots and complete 1454 Court. Two e,-,dsting lots on the south side of 145u' Court are shown as receiving additional land in'their rear yards. The plat shows three oudots. Outlot A is located across Nowthen Blvd. and currently has .the Lord of Life Church sign on it. The applicant is planning on deeding Outlot A to the church. Outlots B and C are planned to be deeded to the two property owners on 1454 Court as shown. The drives serving the townhomes and the apartment building will be private and maintained by the Homeowners Association.' City ordinances state that private streets shall not be allowed in Ramsey. However, past practice has been to allow them in certain developments. The sketch plan showed an access between the townhomes and apartment building. This has now been removed on the preliminary plat per the Plarming Commission's direction. All public and private streets shatI be named in conformance with the City's street grid pattern. The recently adopted sidewalk ordinance calls for sidewalk to be installed on ali roads except cul-de-sacs.- Information supplied with the preliminary plat only partially complies with the sidewalk ordinance. Additional sidewalk needs to be constructed on Iodine St. and that part of 144"' Lane northwest of Fluorine Court. The grading and drainage plan is generally acceptable. However, further information regarding the slopes of individual tot grades will be needed to ensure that they are not less than 1%. The Lower Rum .Privet Water M'anagement Agency (LRKWMO) will require a permit for the stormwater drainage into the wetlands. This permit will also address the adequacy of' the erosion control measures during construction. A traffic generation analysis was prepared at the developer's expense by SKF', Inc. Staff finds the access and traffic circulation acceptable. City staff' recommended preliminary plat approval subject to compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated June 1, 2001. Citizen Input Patrick Corkle, SRF Consultant, reviewed the location of the site. He explained that they reviewed the e,,dsting conditions at T.H. g47 and CSAH #5, and CSAH #5 and Dysprosium Street. Both intersection are acceptable in service, delay and capacity standards as indicated by the Transportation board. The proposed development includes 73 single-family units, 152 townhome units, and 82 senior apartments. Based on those numbers SRF determined that the. development will generate 3 l vehicles into the development during the peak a.m. hours and 107 vehicles out of the development in the peak a.m. hours. During the peak p.m. period 1 t5 vehicles Planning Commission/June 5, 2001 Page 9 of 28 I I I i I I I ! i i I I I I I i I