Agenda - Council Work Session - 08/13/2013

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A2013-9b Staff Report July 9, 2013 Page 4 of 9 Development District lot area and yard requirements. Requirements are as follows: • 10,000 square feet not within the Rum River Wild and Scenic River District; 15,000 square feet within Rum River Wild and Scenic River District. • 75' width with an additional 10' on corner lots. • 120' depth. • 25' front yard setback, 10' side yard setback, 5' side yard for accessory structures. • 25' rear setback. • 35' maximum for structure height. • Impervious surface coverage: 25% for lots within the Ruin River Wild and Scenic River District; 35% other lots There are eight outlots proposed for the plat. 1. Outlot A: rain garden and future trail connection, owned by Homeowners Association (HOA) 2. Outlot B: large rain garden, owned and maintained by the HOA 3. Outlot C: stormwater pond, owned by HOA 4. Outlot D: vacant property with tree cover and prairie grass, south of the new road connection to 6th Avenue, City owned 5. Outlot E: future development, City owned 6. Outlot F: future development, City owned 7. Outlot G: conservation easement (part of Anoka Nature Preserve), City owned 8. Outlot H: conservation easement, approximately 100 feet wide along the Rum River. City owned Streets/Access/Traffic The subdivision will have access onto County Road 116 and to 6th Avenue which ultimately connects to County Road 116. County Road 116 (Bunker Lake Blvd) is an Anoka County Roadway. As such, the Anoka County Highway Department has reviewed plans of the proposed development. Attached are the comments. The intersection improvements at County Road 116 and the new entrance to Rum River Heights will be designed and constructed by the City of Anoka in coordination with the development this summer. The Developer is contributing a portion of funding to the intersection. Preliminary discussion with the Anoka County Highway Department staff indicates the desire for the intersection to be signalized. The City will also be constructing a south loop road connecting to the High School in the future. The streets that will be completed as part of the Rum River Heights development include the internal streets within the subdivision and the connection north of the Rum River Library connecting to 6th Avenue. The intersection connection to 6tn Avenue, just northeast of the library will be slightly reconfigured to meet engineering street standards and the cul-se-sac will be removed. All lots within the plat will have access to the local City street system. Additional roadway will not be platted connecting to CSAH 7 (7th Avenue). This will be platted as part of a future development of the outlots to the east along 7th Avenue. The road connection to 7th Avenue however is consistent with