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REQUEST FOR <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br /> CASE # ~ <br />PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL OF ALPINE ESTATES; <br /> CASE OF K.C. LAND COMPANY <br /> By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik <br /> <br />Chuck Lund of K.C. Land Company is requesting preliminary plat approval of the proposed plat <br />of Alpine Estates. The property is situated in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of County <br />Road #57 and 153rd Avenue N.W. The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br />c) <br /> <br />Site location map <br />Preliminary plat <br />City Staff review letter dated February 27, 1997 <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />Owners of property in excess of the standard 350 foot distance requirement were notified of the <br />public hear/ng. In addition, the City has hosted two neighborhood meetings regarding the <br />proposed development. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The plat will be served by two accesses from 153rd Avenue N.W. and none of the lots will have <br />direct access onto 153rd. The grading plan submitted by the applicant is acceptable to the City <br />Engineer. <br /> <br />The proposed plat consists of 21 acres and is eligible for approximately 54 lots. However, in <br />response to the concerns of area residents, the City established as a condition of the sale that the <br />maximum number of lots created on the property would not exceed 38 and that a maximum of 17 <br />lots would be platted along the north property line adjacent to pre-existing larger, rural residential <br />lots. The proposed preliminary plat has met these stipulations. <br /> <br />The minimum lot size in the urban district is 10,800 square feet; the average lot size in Alpine <br />Estates is 14,759 square feet. The minimum lot width is 80 feet in the urban distr/ct. The average <br />lot width on the 17 lots abutting the rural residential propzrty to the north is 121.4 feet; the width of <br />the rural lots is 135 feet. The purchase agreement for the property also agreed to a 5 foot reduction <br />in the front yard setback on Lots 11, 20 and 35 in order that the sight line for the respective homes <br />would be consistent with the homes on the straight-away. <br /> <br />The purchase price of the property include.c' the $825 per lot park dedication fee. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />City Staff recommends preliminary plat approval contingent upon compliance with the review <br />letter. <br /> Commission Action: <br /> <br />Motion to: <br />Recommend that City Council grant preliminary plat apprOval to Alpine Estates contingent <br />upon compliance with the City Staff Rev/ew Letter dated February 27, 1997. <br /> <br />Review Checklist: City Engineer <br />PC: 3/4/97 <br /> <br /> <br />