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I By: REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN APPROVAL OF APPLE RIDGE; CASE OF GOOD VALUE HOMES Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik and City Engineer Steve Jankowski I I I Background: City Code does not require City Council approval of subdivision sketch plans; only the preliminary and final plats. However, Mr. John Peterson of Good Value Homes has requested a Council review of the sketch plan at this time. The proposed plat of Apple Ridge is located on the west side of T.H. #47 at about 157th/158th. ~_D.~e plat consists of approximately 60 acres proposed to be platted into single family residential lots served by municipal water and sanitary sewer. The following items are enclosed: I I I I I a) b) c) d) e) Site location map Original sketch plan City Staff review letter dated January 30, 1997 Alternate #1 sketch plan Draft Planning Commission meeting minutes dated February 4, 1997 Notification: No notification to adjacent residents is required for the sketch plan process. However, John Peterson of Good Value Homes did host a neighborhood meeting with area residents regarding the proposed development on Wednesday, January 29, 1997. Issues raised by the residents included: density~ traffic, drainage, alignment of utilities, tree preservation and parks. At the January 29 neighborhood meeting, the residents were provided with verbal notification that the Planning Commission would be reviewing the sketch plan on February 4. Several of the area residents also attended the Planning Commission meeting. The official public hearing is held in conjunction with the preliminary plat review. Observations: The property was officially brought into the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) i.n early i 995 as a result of Metro Council approval of an amendment to Ramsey's Comprehensive Plan and Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) initiated in 1993. The subject property was included in the 1,400+ acre MUSA expansion (400+ acres of which were developable land) per a written request from the landowner. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on November 4, 1993 and City Council approved the amendment on November 9, 1993. The preliminary plat will have to verify that all lots meet the minimum area and dimensional reqmrements. Under the 10,800 minimum lot size requirement, the property is eligible for approximately 180 lots inclusive of streets. The Developer is proposing to oversize the lots. The original sketch plan consisted of I47 lots and Alternate #1 proposes 144 lots. The Developer is proposing to install the improvements as a private development project. Municipal sewer and water will need to be extended to the site from the current northern terminus o~_' the system located just south of 153rd Avenue. A lift station will be necessary to service this property, as the existing sanitary sewer is not sufficiently deep to service the area by gravity. In addition, Staff is recommending that the water system extension be designed such that two sources will be available to serve the subdivision. The exact routing for the sanitary sewer and watermain extensions have not been identified, and need to be identified in the preliminary plat submittal. The