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CASE REQUEST FOR REVISED PRELIMINARY PLAT OF CHESTNUT HILL; CASE OF JOHN PETERSON, GOOD VALUE HOMES By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: On Ma3' 22, i990, the Ramsey City Council granted preliminary plat approval to Chestnut Hill. The final pha~e of Chestnut Hill included an extension of 145th Lane to the west boundary of the plat that woul~ mm north and connect to the future Sunwood Drive. The extension of 145th Lane included crossing a wetland. There was also a preliminary plat revision approved in 1993, but it did not affect the alignment of the western portion of 145th Lane. Since prelimir~ary plat approval in 1990, wetland regulations have become more stringent and it is no longer po~;sible to construct roads through wetlands, even with mitigation, if there is an alternative rotite. On May 17, 1994, the developer submitted a request for revised preliminmj, plat to end the wes{em portion of 145th Lane in a cul-de-sac with no extension through the wetland and no connection~with Sunwood Drive. On June 6, 1994, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing regarding the proposed revision to the~approved preliminary plat to allow this final phase of Chestnut Hill to be developed with the west~.rn portion of ]45th Lane ending in a cul-de-sac. Residents of Hunter's Hill were present at the !~ublic hearing and expressed dissatisfaction with the potential loss of another outer to a collector s~reet by the elimination of 145th Lane intersecting Sunwood Drive. The developer, John Peterson; requested that the public hearing be continued and any action tabled to allow his en~neers time_to review the plat to determine whether it is possible to design 145th as a through street to Sunwood Drive without any impact to the wetland..-' On July 5, 19~4, Good Value Homes presented the Planning Commission with a second design proposal for Chestnut Hill 5th Addition that extends 145th Lane as a through street to Sunwood Dm, e with miriimal impact to the wetland. The newly proposed alignment of 145th resulted in a remnant of property on the west side of the street that at the time was proposed to be conveyed to Mr. Deemer, the adjacent property owner to the west, for purposes of platting. The Planning Commission recommended revised preliminary plat approval contingent upon a recommendation from the Park and Recreation Commission as to whether or not a trail connection is desireable between Hunter's Hill Park and the Sunwood Drive Trail. Subsequent to [he Planning Commission meeting on July 5, 1994, Good Value Homes and Mr. Deemer entere~ into a purchase agreement wherein Good Value would purchase a sufficient amount of property from Mr. Deemer to combine with their remnant on the west side of 145th. This acquisition of property would enable Good Value Homes to create 3 more lots on the west side of ]45th without ]xir. Deemer's participation in the plat. At their meeting on July ]4, 1994, the Park and Recreation Commission recommended that with the revised preliminary plat, the park dedication requirement for Chestnut Hill be amended to require a trail link in the 5th Addition that connects Hunter's .Hill Park with the Sunwood Drive mail. At the dat~ of this writing, Staff had not been provided With another revision of the revised preliminary plai that indicates the inclusion of the trail, but the Developer has a~eed to provide same.