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CASE #: _~ REQUEST gOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL OF FOX KNOLL; CASE OF RICK i MURRAY, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, AND I~ARK KLECKNER, FOX DEVELOPMENT CO. . By: City Admin!strator Ryan Schroeder and Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frohk Background: Rick Murray of Resid. entiai Development Company is requesting preliminary plat approval of Fox Knoll. As you may ~call, last year the subject property was proposed for a subdivision to plat the 20 acres into two 10 acre rural lots. At the time of application processing, City Staff suggested that platting the property ~ postponed until this year. The City's suggestion was based on the fact that the subject area was ~ilways intended to be urban, the pending expansion of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUS~ ~) which would include the subject area, and the availability of sewer and water to the site by ~ fid 1995. Earlier this year the subject property was brought into the MUSA and in March of 199:, the Planning Commission unanimously granted approval to a revised sketch plan to plat the prope ~y at urban densities. a) Site lc Cation map b) Propoged preliminary plat c) City ~f review letter dated March 29, 1995 d) Draft bf April 4 Planning Commission public hearing and regular meeting minutes e) Mem6~ from Jim Gromberg dated April 13, 1995 Observations: The plat consists of 2.~ acres to be subdivided into 22 lots. All of the lots exceed the minimum area and dimensional req '.u~rements. Street access to the l~ts will be provided by an extension of 151st Lane N.W. which will result in exceeding the 600 f(~ot maximum dead end street length. Another cul-de-sac will be extended north off of 151st toaccess the remainder of the developable property. The over-extended length of 151st is' the only ~easonable means of developing this property short of bridging wetlands to construct through struts, which we know from experience is not acceptable to DNR. A Grading and Drain@ge Plan has been accepted and approved by the City Engineer. The final plat should dedicate all oi~ the wetland area as a drainage and utility easement. As an addendum to the Grading Plan, the de~eloper must submit a Tree Preservation and Planting Plan. Th~ Park Commissic~n met on March 8 and park dedication is to consist of a combination of trail development and cash. City Staff suggested, and the Park Commission agreed, that the section of park trail south of lfllst be realigned to the west to more directly line up with Quicksilver Street N.W. As a result o~ concerns expressed recently regarding the impact of development on the Environmental Learning Area at Ramsey Elementary School, Staff is recommending that the segment of trail fron~ 151st Lane to the south boundary of the plat be preserved as a trail corridor but not paved and d~eloped at this time. An alternate route to this segment of trail would be to follow 151st Lane east to the bituminous path on Nowthen Blvd. The remainder of trail heading northwest~o 153rd A~venue from Quicksilver Street would be paved. The Planning Comn~ssion conducted a public hearing on April 4, 1995 regarding the proposed preliminary plat for ~nx Knoli and unanimously recommended approval of same. At the April 11 mee[ing, a resident of Haubrich Addition (just east of the proposed Fox Knoll) approached the City ~Council and requested that a moratorium on development be implemented prior to considering ~anting preliminary plat approval to Fox Knoll. The moratorium would give the City time to cons~ ~ter curtailing the rate at which urban development is occurring and preserving the rural characteristii~'s of Ramsey.