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The townhomes will be adjacent to the new single-family lots and a large single-family lot along Nowthen Blvd. The apartments will be across the street from the newly constructed senior's apartment building. The development will gain primary access from Nowthen Blvd. and secondary access from Iodine St. N.W. As part of the plat, 145th Court will be extended another 200 feet to serve additional lots being created as part of the plat. The preliminary plat does not show any proposed access to or from the subdivision using Fluorine St. N.W. The development is proposing to 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 145th Court. Two existing lots on the south side of 145th Court are shown as receiving additional land in their rear yards. The plat shows three outlots. 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 145th 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 Planning Commission's direction. All public and private streets shall be named in conformance with the City's street grid pattern. The sidewalk ordinance calls for sidewalk to be installed on all 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 144th Lane northwest of Fluorine Court. The grading and drainage plan is generally acceptable. However, further information regarding the slopes of individual lot grades will be needed to ensure that they are not less than 1%. The Lower Rum River Water Management Agency (LRRWMO) 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. The Park Commission met on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 to review the preliminary plat and to make a determination on park and trail dedication matters. Mark Boos, Park/Utilities Supervisor will present the decision made by the Park Commission at the City Council meeting. A traffic generation analysis was prepared at the developer's expense by SRF, Inc. Their analysis is attached. The traffic generation analysis finds that an acceptable level of service will occur on the nearby road system once the development is fully constructed. During the Planning Commission meeting on June 5, 2001, concern was raised by residents of 145th Court regarding the buildability of Lot 2, Block 1. The residents were concerned that the lot was configured in such a way that only a very small house could fit on the lot. Residents _ :245-