Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/06/2000

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City of Ramsey 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 PHONE: (612) 427-1410 FAX (612) 427-5543 TDD (612) 427-8591 March 2, 2000 Philip Johnson 6361 178th Lane NW Ramsey, MN 55303 Re: Sketch Plan Review; Valley View Dear Mr. Philip: We are in receipt of your sketch plan for Valley View consisting of one (1) sheet prepared by HY - LAND SURVEYING dated February 9, 2000. We offer the following comments: General: The sketch plan proposes to plat a forty (40) acre parcel into four (4) lots. Houses presently exist on what is shown as Lots 1 & 4. Lot Dimensions & Lot Size: Each lot must have 200 feet of frontage on a public road and lots on a cul-de-sac must be 200 feet wide at the building setback line. The minimum lot size is 10 acres in the Rural Service Area. However, City Code states that when a parcel acreage is not evenly divisible by ten (10) acres, an additional lot may be developed only if the size of the fractional parcel is at least seventy-five (75% or 7.5 acres in this case) of that required for a single lot (10 acres). The proposed sketch plan is in compliance with lot size requirements. Lots 1 and 2 do not meet the minimum 200-foot requirement at the building setback line. A variance may be required. Another option that may be researched is adjusting the lot lines on Lots 1 & 2 so they meet the 200-foot requirement. This is a possible solution as long as Lot 3 does not go below 7.5 acres. Zoning: The property is zoned R-IR Single Family Residential, residential lots are a permitted use under this zoning. The property is subject to 4 in 40 density zoning regulations therefore the 40- acre parcel is restricted to four (4) lots. The sketch plan is incompliance with this regulation. City Code requires the submittal ofa resubdivision plan to verify that the proposed lots, streets and building pads will not hinder future resubdivision of the property if and when municipal water and sanitary sewer become available to the site. Staff has not requested a resubdivison plan due to the permanent rural residential nature of this parcel, as reflected in the draft Comprehensive Plan. 'Access: Three lots will be served by a cul-de-sac, 178th Lane NW, the fourth lot currently has access from Green Valley Road (Co. Road 63). The proposed cul-de-sac does not exceed the 600 foot maximum length restriction. It is anticipated that the developer will pay the cost of paving 178th Lane from the cul-de-sac to Vanadium Street.