Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 07/12/2001

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Case #2: Recommend Park Dedication for Centex Addition Parks,qJtilities Supervisor Boos stated that on Tuesday, May 1, 2001 the Planning Commission received a sketch plan for the Centex Addition. The Commission recommended that the applicant proceed to the preliminary plat stage consistent with the staff review letter. The Park Commissions Park and Trail Plan shows proposed park dedication relating to this plat as well as the connection of Woodland Green and Bear Parks. The Plan also demonstrates a connection to the unnamed park at the e~reme north side of the pla~, which could ultimately connect to the Rum P-river to the northeast. In review of the sketch plan dated April 1'0, 2001, the following items were noted by staff: · The proposed expansion to Woodland Green is 2.78 acres or 37 percent of the park dedication due. · The remaining cash due would be $128,583. · The "link" to Bear Park is not included in the two computations above, as it does not meet the Civ standard 35 foot urban trail corridor width..The Commission Should specify if a five foot surface is adequate in that location. (Ex/sting park maintenance equipment will not fit on a five foot sidewalk). · Regarding sidewalks, the location should be shifted to the north side of 155~ Lane NW (to be within the park and extend to the next lot). The same is recommended on Yak/ma Street within the proposed park. On Xldmo Street the sidewalk should be on the west side. This Mil allow an additional t 7 lots to access the sidewalk without crossing the street versus the east side. Sidewalks should be extended to the plat boundary, on the connecting streets to Ute' and Waco. · Some consideration should be given for a corridor between lots 5 through 9 to connect that existing park to the proposed plat. Even if there is not an immediate need for hard surface trail or maintenance access, it adds more green space to the inter/or of the Centex Addition. · City, water should be stubbed out to both Woodland Green and Bear Parks. Sanitary sewer should be stubbed to Woodland Green which may already be provided for it the park is being proposed for siting a sanitary lift station. · Municipal watennain will need to be constructed from the vicinity of Barium Street to the west, along 153r~ Avenue to Ute Street east of the plat. An 8 foot or 10 foot biturrfinous trail should be constructed as part of the 153~ Avenue restoration. The Commission should note that the City has an additional right-of-way east of the proposed plat for trail purposes to connect to Roanoke Street. This should also be built as a Stage One Improvement within the first phase. Parkland is in place to connect to the Rum River if this trail brings residents to the stop sign at the intersection of Roanoke Street and 153~d Avenue. · If all 157 lots are approved, $51,025 in trail fees would be due. This amount may be credited to any trail constructed outside Of the plat limits. The trail fee would be in excess of the amount needed to build the approx/mately 3,100 feet not within the plat along 153rd Avenue. · The developer will be required to plant an equivalent of one tree per 35 feet of Centex's frontage along 153rd Avenue. The trail fee "overage" could be applied to boulevard trees along the trail to the west, which would also attempt to replace the mature trees that would be removed for the wa~terrnains construction. Park and Recreation Commission/May 10,2001 Page 2 of 5