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q <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN APPROVAL OF APPLE RIDGE; <br />CASE OF GOOD VALUE HOMES <br /> By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />John Peterson of Good Value Homes is requesting sketch plan approval of Apple Ridge located on <br />the west side of T.FL #47 at about 157th/158th. The plat consists of approximately 60 acres <br />proposed to be platted into 147 single family residential lots served by municipal water and sanitary <br />sewer. The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br />c) <br /> <br />Site location map <br />Proposed sketch plan <br />City Staff review letter dated January 30, 1997 <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />No notification to adjacent residents is required for the sketch plan process. However, John <br />Peterson of Good Value Homes did host a neighborhood meeting with area residents regarding the <br />proposed development on Wednesday, January 29, 1997. Issues raised by the residents included: <br />density, traffic, drainage, alignment of utilities, tree preservation and parks. An official public <br />hearing Mil be conducted at the time pre ' .liminary plat stage. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The developer is proposing to install the public improvements as a private development project <br />with no financial participation on the part of the City. <br /> <br />The preliminary plat will have to verify that ali lots meeting the minimum area and dimensional <br />reqmrements. Under the 10,800 minimum lot size requirement, the property is eligible for <br />approximately 160 lots. It is Staffs understanding that the developer is proposing to oversize the <br />lots by about 1,000 square feet each for a yield of 147 lots. <br /> <br />Al1 lots will receive access from interior slreets. The Hwy. #47 Corridor Study recommends no <br />new accesses onto Hwy. #47. Traffic from this subdivision is recommended to access Hwy. #47 <br />from connections to either or both 156th Lane and 160th Lane. A temporary access from the <br />subdivision is proposed onto Hwy. #47, which would be eventually elininated and converted to <br />another lot. Traffic would also be able to travel west out of the subdivision to C.S.A.H. by the <br />construction of 157th and 158th Lanes as through streets. <br /> <br />The submittal of a Grading and Drainge Plan will be required at the iSme of preliminary plat re,dew. <br /> <br />The Park Commission will be reviewing the plat at their regular meeting in February. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />City Staff recommends that the developer be directed to proceed to apply for preliminary plat <br />approval. <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Motion to: <br />Recommend that the developer proceed to apply for preliminary plat approval of Apple <br />Ridge. <br /> <br />Review Checklist: City Engineer <br />PC: 2/4/97 <br /> <br /> <br />