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CC Regular Session 4. 2. Meeting Date: 08/26/2014 By: Chris Anderson, Community Development Information Title Consider Preliminary and Final Plats for Pine Ridge; Case of Gerald and Jane Davis Purpose/Background: The City has received applications for Preliminary and Final Plat approval for Pine Ridge. This is a Major Plat that creates six (6) single family residential lots and is located immediately east of Nowthen Blvd just south of County Road 64. The proposed lots range in size from 2.5 acres to 6.68 acres and would be accessed by the construction of 180th Avenue from Nowthen Blvd and terminating in a cul-de-sac. The proposed plat would exempt the northerly 25.17 acres, which includes an old farm house that is presently being removed. Notification: Staff has sent notices to all Property Owners within 700 feet of the Subject Property via Standard US mail regarding the required Public Hearing for the Preliminary Plat, which was held on August 7, 2014 by the Planning Commission. Observations/Alternatives: The site is guided Rural Developing in the Comprehensive Plan and is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing). The proposed use (single family homes) complies with both the Future Land Use Map and the current zoning designation. The proposed lots generally meet the R-1 Residential (Rural Developing) zoning requirements in terms of lot size and density. In May of this year, the Planning Commission reviewed the Sketch Plan and suggested that the Applicant extend the length of the cul-de-sac, originally designed for 600 feet, in an attempt to achieve compliance with the lot width standard of 200 feet (Lots 3 & 4 were both originally designed with a width of 100 feet). The Applicant has extended the cul-de-sac to 810 feet, which resulted in more regularly shaped lots but did not eliminate the need for a variance to lot width (190 feet and 144 feet). The Planning Commission did approve variances for both cul-de-sac length and lot width (for Lots 3 & 4) on August 7, 2014. The right of way for the proposed cul-de-sac is sixty-six (66) feet and the right of way for the cul-de-sac bulb has a radius of sixty-five feet, both of which meet the minimum required design standards. The Landscape Plan is generally acceptable. The Tree Preservation Plan, as submitted, indicates that the project will not retain at least forty percent (40%) of the inches of significant trees as required by City Code. The applicant only inventoried those trees within the limits of construction and has stated their intention is to inventory additional trees to document that the project does comply with the tree preservation standards. An updated Tree Preservation Plan will need to be submitted for review. Each lot will be serviced with individual wells and septic systems. The grading and drainage plans are generally acceptable with revisions as identified in the Staff Review Letter dated August 22, 2014. The Applicant will need to obtain a Lower Rum River Water Management Organization (LRRWMO) permit. The Plat was sent to the Anoka County Highway Department (ACHD) for review and comment. Their comments,