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Review File: Pine Ridge Development. <br />Major Plat Preliminary Plat and Variance Request <br />Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code Review <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />least at the drip line of individual trees or groups of trees and shall be in place prior <br />to any grading or removal work begins. <br />Topsoil: Each lot be subject to the City's topsoil requirement, which states that all disturbed <br />areas not otherwise improved with walkways, driveway, home and other impervious surfacing, <br />shall receive four (4) inches of topsoil meeting the City's topsoil specification. A topsoil <br />inspection is required prior to landscaping being installed and copies of the load tickets are <br />required as well. This is reviewed at time of Building Permit Application and request for <br />Certificate of Occupancy for the newly created lots. Note: any wetlands within the limits of <br />construction will need to be delineated and marked so that the wetland boundary is evident. <br />No topsoil or other fill is permitted within any wetland. <br />Building Elevations: No elevations of the proposed homes were submitted. Individual models are <br />not included for review. In a single family development, it is difficult to approve every individual <br />model at time of Plat. As with the original Preliminary Plat, no enhanced architecture above the <br />minimum City Code requirements is being proposed. The required Development Agreement shall <br />clearly state that additional architectural requirements are not being required at this time, and that <br />the underlying requirements for the R-1 Residential (Rural) District are required. <br />Re -subdivision Plan: A re -subdivision plan is not required since this project is located north of <br />Trott Brook. <br />Development Fees: Park Dedication, Trail Development and Stormwater <br />Management Fees shall be due on the Plat. These fees must be paid prior to <br />the City releasing the Final Plat for recording and the fees collected are <br />those that are in effect at the time of recording. The Park and Recreation <br />Commission shall review and make a recommendation regarding Park <br />Dedication and Trail Development Fees. At this time, Staff recommends that <br />a cash contribution be used to satisfy Park Dedication with one of two options <br />for the Trail Development requirements discussed below. <br />The Master Trail Plan indicates that there shall be a trail along Nowthen Blvd. <br />However, at this time, the trail segment would not connect to the larger, <br />comprehensive trail system. Thus, there are two (2) options to consider. First, constructing the <br />trail segment as part of this Plat, which is the standard practice for development adjacent to an <br />arterial street. Or, secondly, rather than constructing this segment of trail now, paying the trail <br />construction costs (to be developed by your civil engineer and approved by the City), into an escrow <br />account that the City will use in the future to construct this trail segment. Trail Fees associated <br />with the six (6) lots are credited toward the construction cost escrow or to the physical construction <br />of the trail, whichever is applicable. <br />The preferred trail alignment would be along the western edge of Lots 1 & 6 as well as the <br />exempted portion of the plat. This should be accomplished through a trail easement encumbering <br />