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I I I I I I I I I I I I I '1 I I I I ! CASE # ~ REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL OF NORTHFORK ITASCA SHORES; CASE OF NORTH FORK, INC. By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: North Fork, Inc. ~s r~qucsting pr~liminary plat approval of another portion of the North.fork P.U.D. located southwest of Lake Itasea. The plat is to be named Northfork Itasca Shores and consists of 11 single family lots. The following ~tems are enclosed for your information: a) Sin; location map b) Pre .posed pre!imlnary plat, grading plan & supporting language c) Cil ~, Staff review letter dated November 29, 1995 Notification: State law requires!notification of public hearing to property owners within 350 feet of the subject property. In this ~'ase, Staff sent notice of the preliminary plat public hearing to persons within 500 feet of the sut iect property. There were no written or verbal comments submitted at the public hearing. Observations: All of the lots m~,,et the one acre minimum lot size and are at least 160 feet wide at the street frontage or buildit ig setback line. The lots are prop(: Itasca Circle, whi~ cul-de-sac length, constructed in the around the center se~. to receivc public access from an 1,100 foot cul-de-sac proposed to be named :h ~s a deviaiton from thc grid pattern and requires Council approval. As for the City Staff is re. eom_mending approval of same with a landscaped center island bubble to facilitate the movement of larger vehicles to the cul-de-sac bubble and island and back out of the neighborhood again without the need for stopping and backing up to ack .eve the radius necessary to exit the area. The landscaped center island provides additional area fo runoff and snow storage and aesthetically breaks up the'~pance of blacktop. Staff is proposin~g that the Homeowner's Association be responsible for maintenance of the Iandseaped centerlisland. In lieu of no alternative or second access to the neighborhood, the developer has agreed to provide an easement extending south from the cul-de-sac bubble to intersect with the trail easement within the power line e~ement to the south. These combined use of these easements can provide an alternate access tc~ 153rd Avenue N.W. in an emergency situation. To facilitate movement of the larger public serbice and emergency vehilcles within these easements if necessary, Staff is recommending that a 9 foot wide bituminous path be constructed in the easement running south off the bubble and w~st to 153rd Avenue. It is also recommended that the developer pave the trail to the east to connect with the existing trail system. The developer would be reimbursed for trail construction runn~[ g east to connect with the existing trail system at a rate of $6.00 per foot. Park dedication v~ill be affirmed by the Park Commission on December 14, 1995 in accordance with the May 9, 1989 Nortlffork Park Dedication Agreement. The Grading and existing trees and ~.rosion Control Plan needs to be modified to identify measures taken to protect planting of one 2-inch diameter tree in the front yard of every lot.