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CITY OF RAMSEY LAND USE APPLICATION <br />TECHNICAL REVIEW FILE <br />DATE <br />1/31/14 <br />PROJECT ADDRESS <br />PROJECT. TITLE <br />ALPINE WOODS THIRD ADDITION <br />ESCROW # <br />113667 <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />PLANNING DIVISION <br />TECHNICAL REVIEWER: <br />NAME: TIM GLADHILL <br />PHONE: 763-576-4308 <br />EMAIL: TGLADHILL@CLRAMSEY.MN.US <br />We are in receipt of your Sketch Plan for a subdivision to create one (1) buildable lot. The Sketch Plan <br />includes two (2) sheets prepared by Anderson Passe & Associations, Inc., undated. We offer the <br />following comments regarding your application: <br />General: The submitted minor subdivision proposes to plat approximately 0.30 acres to create one <br />(1) buildable single-family lot. The proposed plat would not re -configure existing property lines. The <br />proposed subdivision would convert an existing outlot to a buildable lot. The Property is generally <br />located west of Sunfish Lake Boulevard (CSAH 57), along Uranium Street. <br />Zoning: The Property is located in the R-1 Residential: MUSA Zoning District. Single-family detached <br />dwellings are a permitted use in this district. The Property is adjacent to other R-1 Residential <br />(MUSA) parcels to the west and south, but does abut a parcel in the R-1 Residential (Rural <br />Developing) district to the north. Thus, density transition requirements are applicable. <br />Lot Size Requirements: There are minimum lot size requirements. The minimum required lot area is <br />10,800 square feet. The minimum required lot width is 80 feet. According to the submitted Sketch <br />Plan, it appears that these minimum standards are met. <br />Setbacks, Building Coverage, and Other Bulk Standards. It appears that the proposed lot will be <br />able to accommodate required minimum standards as illustrated in the Sketch Plan. It is noted that a <br />future deck construction will either be difficult, if not impossible. The Applicant shall acknowledge that <br />custom design of a home will be necessary and disclose when it is evident at time of construction that <br />certain traditional elements (deck) will not be possible based on the chosen model. <br />Access and Streets: The Property proposes to provide access from Uranium Street. The Property is <br />currently encumbered by an easement for the purpose of an existing cul-de-sac. When ALPINE <br />WOODS was originally approved, it was anticipated that the parcel to the north, located at 15558 <br />Sunfish Lake Boulevard (the "Adjacent Parcel"), may desire to develop as a single-family <br />development in the future. Since Uranium Street terminated at the north of the plat, adequate turn <br />around provisions were required. In this case, the required cul-de-sac radius impacted the Property in <br />such a way that a dwelling could not be constructed that met City Code standards. The Developer <br />proposed to plat the Property as an outlot that could be converted to a buildable lot in the future if <br />Uranium Street were extended to the north, thus eliminating the need for the cul-de-sac in the current <br />location. There was no guarantee that Uranium Street would be extended to the north, so the City <br />allowed the Property to be subdivided as an outlot as opposed to a buildable lot. <br />On October 5, 2012, the City issued a Building Permit for the Adjacent Parcel. The previous dwelling <br />was removed and replaced with a new dwelling without further subdivision of the Adjacent Parcel. <br />Staff discussed alternatives for reserving a corridor for an extension of Uranium Street as well as <br />