Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 02/10/1994

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City of Ramsey FAX (612) 42?-5543 15153 Now'rHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 ' TDD (612) 427-859~ January 25, 1994 Mr. Gerald Bauer 5750 177th Avenue N.W. Ramsey, MN 55303 Re: Sketch Plan Review; Pine Shadows Dear Gerald: This letter is in response to your request for a minor subdivision in the City of Ramsey to be named Pine Shadows. We have received the sketch plan which consists of one sheet dated received by the Cib, on January 20, 1994. We offer the folloMng comments: General: The proposed plat is in the R-1 Rural Residential District and consists of approximately 40 acres to be subdivided into 2 lots, one platted at 3 acres in size and the remaining 37 acres making up the second lot. The 2 acre lot would accommodate an existing homestead. It has been indicated that the existing home on the property is a minimum of 50 feet from any proposed property Iine, which is in accordance with City Code minimum setbacks. Verification of meeting setback requirements must be submitted prior to final plat approval. Lot Sizes and Dimensions.._;'. Both lots in the plat meet the minimum lot size of 2.5 acres; the plat does not exceed 4 in 40 density zoning. Access to Lots: No construction of streets into the plat is proposed as both of the tots would be serviced by the existing Puma Street N.W. Puma Street at the present dine is a dirt roadway. The City has a desire to minimize traffic on dirt streets since increased traffic greatly increases maintenance costs on such streets. Creating a second buildable lot will increase the potential for additional traffic. Since it is the developers purpose to sell off the existing homestead and retain the remaining parcel for future development, Staff would suggest that Lot 2 be changed to an out. lot to avoid the potential for additional traffic on this street. Also, the section of Puma Street north of Dot 1 is anticipated to be a future MSA colector street. The right-of-way width should be increased to accommodate an 80 foot right-of-way. Soils: Chy Code has adopted a standard of 25% of a 2-1/2 acre lot or 27,225 square feet being Class I soils for acceptable creation of an on-site septic system. Each of the two lots has over two acres of Class t soils.