Agenda - Council Work Session - 08/13/2013

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CC Work Session 2. 4. Meeting Date: 08/13/2013 By: Tim Gladhill, Community Development Title: Receive Update on Rum River Shores, a Proposed 44-Lot Single Family Development on the Rum River in the City of Anoka Background: Staff has been made aware of a development proposal in the City of Anoka along the Rum River, north of Bunker Lake Boulevard, west of the Anoka County Library - Rum River Branch. The site is north of Anoka High School. This item is intended to provide information to the City Council in the event City Councilmembers receive questions from residents and update the City Council as to the status of the project. The proposed development, Rum River Shores, would create 44 single-family lots on 22.5 acres. Attached to this case is the Staff Report from the City of Anoka Agenda dated August 5, 2013. Included in the request were the following: 1. Request for Comprehensive Plan Amendment 2. Request for Zoning Code Text Amendment 3. Request for Preliminary Plat Approval 4. Request for Final Plat Approval 5. Request for agreements related to the above NOTE: The project has received approval from the Anoka City Council on Monday, August 5, 2013. There were two (2) general topics of feedback Ramsey staff received from Ramsey residents: 1. Bank Stabilization Project and its compliance with Wild and Scenic Rivers standards 2. Public Dock The City Council did review the Public Hearing notification and did not object to the proposed development, but requested that the two (2) communities continue to work together to solve regional transportation issues as growth continues to occur. Since that time, multiple Ramsey residents expressed concern with a separate, but related riverbank stabilization project that involves the removal of existing vegetation and amendments to the grade/slope. It appears that a majority of the concern regarding the public dock was mitigated by providing correct information on the actual size of the dock, as some questioned whether there would be one (1) dock per lot created (44). The proposed dock would have six (6) slips. More details on the dock are listed below and in the attached report. Bank Stabilization The bank stabilization project encompasses approximately 700 linear feet of shoreline just north of Bunker Lake Boulevard and will involve removal of existing vegetation and trees, and amend the existing slope of the adjacent shoreline (see attachment). The area of the bank stabilization project and portions of the proposed development project are located within the Wild and Scenic Rivers Overlay District. This overlay was established by the DNR by the authority of the Minnesota Legislature. The administration and enforcement are the responsibility of the local government through the adoption of local, individual ordinances that are required to be in substantial compliance with the Statute and approved by the DNR. It is Staffs understanding that due to the scope of the project, additional environmental review is not necessary. It is Staffs understanding that the proposed bank stabilization project has been reviewed by the DNR Area Hydrologist and approved by the Anoka Conservation District. The Anoka Conservation District holds a