Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/16/1996 - Special Meeting

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City of Ramsey 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55903 PHONE (612) 427-1410 FAX (612) 427-5543 TDD (612) 427-8591 October 9, 1996 Kelsey Gustafson 15600 St. Francis Blvd. N.W. Ramsey, Mn 55303 Re: Sketch Plan Review; Wildlife Sanctuary Addition Dear Kelsey: We are in receipt of your sketch plan or preliminary plat for Wildlife Sanctuary Addition consisting of one (1) sheet prepared by Hakanson Anderson Associates, Inc. dated September 26, 1996. We offer the following comments: Zoning and General: The property is zoned R-1 Urban Residential and single family residential tots are a permitted use under this zoning. The proposed plat consists of 3 single family residential lots; two of which will accommodate existing homesteads on the subject property. Resubdivision Plan: In accordance with City Code, a resubdivision plan has been superimposed onto the preliminary plat. This plan verifies that the location of the existing and proposed building pads should not hinder future resubdivision of the subject property to its ultimate density under urban standards. However, either the house pad for Lot 2 or the roadway would need to be shifted slightly to accomodate the 35 foot setback. Appropriately, the resubdivision plan a/so provides for one access onto T.H. #47 and the future extension of through streets to adjacent parcels to the north and south. Lot Dimensions and Area: The property is located in the Metropolitan Urban Service Area and the minimum lot size for parcels in this district without City sewer and water is t acre. Lot 1 is proposed at 29.5 acres, Lot 2 at 7.5 acres, and Lot 3 at 2 acres. The minimum lot width in the Urban Residential District without City sewer and water is 200 feet. Lot width is defined as the measurement taken at the property line abutting the street. There is not 600 feet of road frontage on T.H. #47 to accommodate 3 lots. Three lots from 40 acres is not an unreasonable request and the homestead located at about the center of the 40 acres is currently landlocked. Therefore, City Staff is recommending approval of a deviation from the 200 foot lot width requirement on Lot 2. Streets and Access: Lots 1 and 3 have existing driveways onto T.H. #47. It is Staff's recommendation that LOt 2 access T.H. #47 at the same location as Lot 1. It is understood that at the time the property is further subdivided, the accesses onto T.H. #47 will be converted to interior streets.