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-220- J) k) m) Park ,md Recreation Meeting Minutes dated December 14, 2000 Draft City Council meeting minutes dated January 9, 2001 Draft Planning Commission meeting minutes dated February 6, 2001 Proposed resolution to approve the preliminary plat and site plan With respect to the proposed preliminary plat, the following comments are submitted: The property consists of approximately 10.13 acres and is currently zoned R-3 Urban Residential, which allows up to 7 units per acre. The draft Comprehensive Plan targets this area for high-density residential uses and high density was recently changed back to 15 units per acre. The developer is proposing 42 units,.which equates to a gross density of 4.2 units per acre and a net density of 4.4 units per acre (net density is calculated by excluding Outlot A). This is a 37% reduction in the density allowed under the current zoning of 7 units per acre and a 71% reduction under the proposed 15 units an acre in the draft comprehensive plan. Barium and Cobalt Streets are proposed to be extended from the south into the plat;'Bari"-m Street wilt turn to the west and become 152"a Lane and then "T" into Cobalt Street; and Cobalt Street will extend north to 153~d Avenue NW. The plat indicates that Cobalt will be connected to an existing north/south private driveway on the Bills Superette site. Dedication of the private street as a public roadway will be required and has been agreed to by the Rademacher Company (owners of Bill's Superette). No access is proposed from St. Francis Blvd. NW. The pedestrian/bike path is proposed to be continued along the east side o~' State Highway #47. City Code standards for required lot area in the R-3 d~istrict are outdated and difficult to apply to the current development trends. Applying the intent of the R-3 district standards: the proposed development would be required to have a minimum of 197,500 square feet of lot area. The proposed plat area, excluding Outlot A, is 411,737 square feet. Staff feels that the proposed plat exceeds the lot area requirement established in the R-3 zoning district. The grading piton is generally acceptable; specific details of the proposed drainage and grading plan will be addressed during site plan review. The City will be requiting a ten foot drainage and utility easement along the frontage of Barium Street, 152~d Lane, and Cobalt Street. The Park Commission recommended a cash payment to satisfy park dedication requirements. The City retained the finn of Hakanson Anderson Associates to perform the required Traffic Generation Analysis study on the proposed development. That report was reviewed by the City Council on January 9. With respect to the site plan, the following comments are submitted: The proposed development will be served by municipal water and sanitary sewer. I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I