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CASE #: q REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL OF RIVER PINES 5TM ADDITION; CASE OF OAKWOOD LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. By: Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik Background: Oakwood Land Development has submitted a preliminary plat to the City for a subdivision to be named River Pines 54 Addition. The property is located on the west side of T.H. #47, immediately north of the existing Apple Ridge/River Pines neighborhood. The following items are enclosed: a) b) c) d) e) Site location map Preliminary Plat dated December 11,2001 Planning Commission public hearing minutes dated January 3, 2001 City Staff Review Letter dated December 26, 2001 Proposed resolution for preliminary plat approval Notification: State statute requires notification of the public hearing to owners of property within 350 feet of the subject property. Staff sent notices of the January 3, 2002 preliminary plat hearing to residents within 700 feet of the subject property. Observations: At the time of application, the property was located outside the boundaries of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) and was zoned R-1 Rural Residential. At their regular meeting in September, the Planning Commission recommended that City Council approve an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to expand the MUSA boundary to include the subject property. They also recommended that the City Council rezone the property to R-1 Urban Residential to facilitate development of the property at urban standards. The City Council introduced the rezoning ordinance on December 11, 2001 and approved the 2001 Comprehensive Plan on December 18,2001. The 2001 Comprehensive Plan expands the MUSA boundary to include the subject property. The plat area is 9.7 acres. The subdivision is proposing to plat 17 new single-family parcels and one existing homestead for a total of 18 single-family lots. Net density (exclusive of Hwy. #47 right-of-way) has been established at 1.9 units per acre. The 18 lots will receive public access from the extension of I584 Lane into the plat from River- Pines 2"a Addition to the west. Currently, 158t~ Lane dead ends on the west boundary of the proposed plat and this is a public safety concern since the length of this dead end is greater than 600 feet. Lithium Street N.W. would be extended from the south to the north boundary of the -157-