Agenda - Council Work Session - 08/13/2013

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STAFF REPORT BACKGROUND 4M REAL. CLASSIC, Application A2013-9b Preliminary Plat, Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment Rum River Shores Landmark Development of Anoka July 9, 2013 Landmark Development of Anoka is requesting an amendment to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and preliminary plat approval for a 44 single family lot subdivision. The property is zoned Sensitive Development District and the developable property is approximately 22.5 acres, The portion proposed to be developed into single family lots is part of a larger system of property that now has a conservation easement over the property. In 2007, a perpetual conservation easement was granted by the City of Anoka over approximately 200 acres to the north. The property retained for development is the 22.5 acres that is a currently a farm field. There is an additional strip of property about 100 feet wide immediately adjacent to the Rum River that is also part of the conservation easement. The City of Anoka is the property owner and the Anoka County Conservation District administers the easement and management plan. The preliminary plat proposal is for 44 single family lots with one access point off of County Road 11 b/Bunker Lake Boulevard and another public street connection to 6th Avenue, north of the Anoka County Library. The 22.5 developable acres is guided for two different land uses —low density residential on the western half and medium density residential on the eastern half. As shown in Exhibit A attached, the Low Density Residential area is approximately 12.8 acres and located entirely within the Rum River Wild and Scenic River District. The Medium Density Residential area is approximately 9.7 acres and located east of the Rum River Wild and Scenic River District. The comprehensive plan amendment request is for 9.7 acres generally located north of County Road 116, west of the Rum River Library and is located outside of the Rum River Wild and Scenic River District. The property is guided Medium Density Residential in the Comprehensive Plan and the applicant has requested an amendment to change the land use to Low Density Residential to facilitate a single-family residential development. City Code requires every proposed subdivision to be submitted to the City in the form of a preliminary plat for Planning Commission and City Council approval. If the preliminary plat is approved, the applicant must submit a subsequent (or concurrent) final plat application for City Council review and approval. A portion of this property is within the Rum River Wild and Scenic boundary. As such, any residential lots platted within this boundary must be 15,000 square feet. The DNR has reviewed the plat request and has commented on the plat based on requirements of the DNR.