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CASE # 4 REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL OF CHESTNUT RIDGE; CASE OF JOHN PETERSON, GOOD VALUE HOMES By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: On June 7, 1993, be City of Rarnsey received an application from Good Value Homes for sketch plan review of Chestnut Ridge which consisted of 35 acres to be subdivided into 58 single family lots. On July 6, 1993, ~e Planning Commission tabled sketch plan review of Chesmut Ridge until the alignment of the e~tension of Sunwood Drive N.W. was resolved with DNR. On August 30, 1993, the City of Ramsey received an application for preliminary plat approval of Chestnut Ridge th.at was scaled back to 12 lots and excluded that area potentially impacted by the extension of Sun~ood Drive N.W. Seven of the lots were proposed to receive access from a cul- de-sac extension 9f Krypton Street from Wood Pond Hills. Five of the lots were proposed to receive access frorfi a private drive extending off the end of Krypton Street N.W. On October 5, the ~lanning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing and at the request of the Developer, tabled action on the proposed preliminary plat of Chestnut Ridge. It was also noted that it may b~ feasible to construct Krypton Street as a through street, thereby eliminating the excessively long dead-end street and private drive. On October 26, the City received a revised preliminary plat for Chestnut Ridge. The plat still consisted of 12 single family tots, however, the entirety of Krypton Street was platted as a cul-de- sac constructed to City standards and the concept of the priv~e drive had been eliminate& On November 4, !993, the revised preliminary plat was scheduled for review by the Planning Commission. The iapplicant was not present at the meeting and the case was tabled. On December 7, 19~93, the proposed preliminary plat for Chestnut Ridge was scheduled for review by the Planning ~and Zoning Commission. Due to the number of items on the agenda, the Commission adjo ~tCned prior to reviewing Chestnut Ridge and the case was forwarded to the regular meeting in ~Ianuary. It was noted, however, that it is feasible to span the County ditch and construct Krypton Street N.W. as a through street. On December 15, :1993, the City received a revised preliminary plat for Chestnut Ridge that included 13 lots agd the elimination of the excessively long cul-de-sac by the construction of Krypton St. N.W. as a through street. On January 4, 1994, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the preliminary plat for Chestnut Ridge with Krypton St. N.W. designed as a through street and contingent upon a favorable review b~ the LRRWMO and the Developer submitting the required Tree Preservation and Landscape Plafi. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) Site,~ocation map Proposed preliminary plat dated December 14, 1993 all