Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 03/13/1997

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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 January 30, I997 John Pe[erson Good Value Homes 9445 East River Road N.W. Coon Rapids, MN 55433 Re: Sketch Plan Review; Apple Pddge Dear Mr. Peterson: We have received the sketch plan for Apple Ridge which consists of one sheet dated received by the City on January 9, 1997. We offer the following comments: General: The proposed plat consists of approximately 60 acres to be developed with municipal water and sanitary sewer and subdivided into approximately I47 single family lots. _Zoning: The property was officially brought into the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) in 1995 and as such the zoning automatically converted from R-I Rural Residential to R-1 Urban Residential. Lot Size7 and Dimensions: The preliminary plat for the subject property will have to verify that all of the lots meet the minimum area and dimensional requirements. The minimum lot width in the R-1 Urban Residential District is 80 feet, or 90 feet on comer lots, and the minimum lot area is 10,800 square feet. Access to Plat: Access to the plat is a significant issue. The addidon of 147 single family lots will add 1,470 daily vehicle trips to the neighborhood. This traffic will be handled by T.H. g47 and C.S.A.H. #5. However, 157th Lane, 158th Lane and Radium Street in Hall Dover Estates and Sodium Street, 160th Lane, and the T.H. #47 frontage road would also see increases in traffic. The degree of increase on each of these streets should be identified. The City's comprehensive plan includes a corridor study for T.H. #47. This study recommends limited access to T.H. #47, and calls for no new additional access points onto T.H. #47. Traffic from this subdivision is recommended to access T.H. #47 from connections to either or both 156th Lane and 160th Lane. A temporary access from the subdivision is proposed onto T.H. #47 at a point roughly halfway between these two points. Eventually, the access would be eliminated and be converted to use as an additional lot. The temporary nature of this access should be discussed further with input from Mn/DOT. Transportation Imp.acts: On November 20, 1995, the Ramsey City Council 'approved the establishment of a Transportation Impact Fee at a rate of $500.00 per lot. The .transportation impact fee collected on Apple Ridge would be utilized to address zmprovements along T.H. #47. Wetlands: Portions of the plat include wetlands. All wetlands should be identified and protected with drainage and utility easements.