Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/10/2014

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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Date: 07/10/2014 By: Tim Gladhill, Community Development 5. 3. Information Title: Consider Recommendation and Approvals Related to Ridgepointe, a Major Subdivision; Case of Village Bank 1. Resolution #14-07-134 Adopting Findings of Fact #0930 Related to a Request for a Variance to Maximum Cul-De-Sac Length 2. Resolution #14-07-135 Granting a Variance to Maximum Cul-De-Sac Length 3. Resolution #14-07-136 Adopting Findings of Fact #0931 Related to a Request for Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment, and Preliminary Plat 4. Resolution #14-07-137 Approving Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment, and Preliminary Plat Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to consider a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment, and Preliminary Plat Approval for a seven (7) lot single family subdivision that is immediately adjacent to Rivlyn Avenue that will extend an existing cul-de-sac. The site is located on the easternmost border of the City, adjacent to the City of Anoka. The purpose of the Preliminary Plat is to provide approval of the layout and configuration of the Plat. The Planning Commission should consider Preliminary Plat approval to be approval of the plat itself, with the Final Plat approving a document for recording as well as approving the final construction plans to achieve the approved layout. The Final Plat is not reviewed by the Planning Commission. The Technical Review Memo provides a brief overview of the request with revisions and additional materials that will be required as a contingency of approval. Notification: Staff attempted to notify all Property Owners within 700 feet of the Subject Property via Standard US Mail of the Public Hearing. A Public Hearing Notification was also published in the Anoka County UnionHerald. Observations/Alternatives: The Applicant is requesting to develop a currently undeveloped portion of the Subject Property as seven (7) single family lots, with the extension of Rivlyn Drive. Generally speaking, the request complies with the minimum standards of the R-1 Residential (MUSA) District. The proposed plat meets minimum bulk standards of the zoning and subdivision code. Future building permits must comply with the remainder of the requirements of the R-1 Residential (MUSA) District. The site is currently impacted by the Highway 10 Access Planning Study currently initiated by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT). One of two alternatives for the area that would create a local road connection required to remove existing private access to Highway 10 conflicts with the proposed plat. The second of the two alternatives would allow the proposed plat to move forward from the perspective of the Study. On April 8, 2014, the Planning Commission directed the Applicant to postpone further review of the Plat until completion of the Highway 10 Access Planning Study. At that time, it was anticipated that the Study would be completed in June of 2014. The Applicant applied for Preliminary Plat review on June 3, 2014. The final Open House of the Highway 10 Access Planning Study was held on June 25, 2014. In order to compile comments from this Open House and consider final modifications to the study alternatives, Mn/DOT anticipates the final report to be complete by sometime between July and August of 2014 in order to bring a quality product to the local government units that are part of the Study.