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City of Ramsey 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 PHONE: (763) ¢27-1410 FAX (763) 427-554.3 TOD (763) 427-8591 I I I' July 5, 2001 Dan Blake ~ Centex Homes 12400 WTtitewater Drive, Suite 120 Minnetonka, ~fix[ 55343 Re: Preliminary Plat Review: Centex Addition Dear Mr. Blake: On June 14, 2001, we received your.proposed preliminary plat to develop a neighborhood of single family lots with urban services. The preliminary plat was prepared by Westwood Professional Services, [nc. and consists of three (3) sheets dated April 10, 2001, revision date June 1 and 6, 2001 for Sheer 1 (Preliminary Plat/Existing-Conditions); revision date June 14, 2001 for Sheets 2 and 3 (Preliminary Grading/Erosion Control Plan and Preliminary. Utility Plan). We offer the following comments: General: The subject property is 74.37 acres in size and is generally located north of 153rd Avenue N.W., east of Yakima, west of Salish and south of 156th Lane. The preliminary plat proposes to develop the property with 155 singte-farnily lots. The prelim/nary plat is proposing numerous outlots; Outlot A provides an expansion area for Woodland Green Park to the west; Outlots B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L provide a 50 foot wide buffer between the new urban sized lots and the larger rural lots along the north plat boundary in Reilley Estates and Reilley Estates 3rd Addition; Outlot F will be a linear park to provide a trail connection to the adjacent park to the north in Reilley Estates. 3rd Addition; Oudot M wilI provide a corridor for a connection between the terminus of the sidewalk on the north side of 155th Lane N.W. and Bear Park, in addition to an expansion of the park area. Zoning: On jUne 24, 2001, the City Council adopted Ordinance 01-16 rezoning the property from R-i Rural Residential to R-1 Urban Residential. This rezoning is in accordance with the last'Comprehensive Plan amendment dated 1995. Lot Sizes and Dimensions. Cit~ Code establishes a minimum lot size in the single family urban residential district of 10,800 square feet. The minimum lot size in the proposed preliminary plat is 10,997 square feet and the average lot size is I5,709 square feet. The minimum lot width required by City Code is 80 feet (90 feet on comer lots). All of the lots meet the minimum dimensional requirements. It ik also noted that Lots 1, 2, and 3 of Block 1; Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of Block 2; and Lots 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of Block 3 are in the Scenic River Overlay Distr/cr for which there is a 90 foot minimum lot width and 12,150 square foot size requirement. Staff is requesting verification that the cul-de-sac lots meet the width requirement at the building setback line. -116- I I I I I' I I I I I ! I I I I I