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CITY OF RAMSEY LAND USE APPLICATION TECHNICAL REVIEW FILE DATE 01/30/2014 PROJECT ADDRESS 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD PROJECT. TITLE HARVEST ESTATES ESCROW # 114538 DEPARTMENT: Community Development: Planning Division (Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code) TECHNICAL REVIEWER: Name: Tim Gladhill, Community Development Director Phone: 763-433-9826 Email: tgladhill@cityoframsey.com General: The purpose of this file is to review the official Sketch Plan prepared by N.I.K. management for the redevelopment for the former municipal campus located at 15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW as a 45 -lot single-family residential development. The site is currently owned by the City of Ramsey, which has approved a Purchase Agreement to sell the site in two (2) phases to N.I.K. Management. The Planning Commission has reviewed a previous concept, which has now been revised per the suggestion of City Staff. The updated concept avoid dead-end streets exceeding maximum length allowed by City Code and provides a better phasing and staging plan. Fire Station No. 2 does currently operate from the existing building on the site. The City Council also recently approved the site plan, final plans, and authorized advertisement for competitive bids to construct a new Fire Station to be located at 5650 Alpine Drive, adjacent to the site. The Final Plat would be approved in phases to allow the Fire Department to continue to operate at the current Fire Station No. 2 until construction of the new Fire Station No. 2 is completed. The Preliminary Plat must address interim improvements as needed to address the interim solution and the event that Phase 2 of redevelopment is delayed. Applications & Assumptions: Sketch Plan Review is the first of several steps in reviewing a Major Plat. 1. Sketch Plan Review 2. Preliminary Plat 3. Final Plat A proposed schedule of events is attached to this report. The City Council has approved a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Low Density Residential, which will now be processed administratively by the Metropolitan Council. The City Council has also introduced an ordinance to approve a Zoning Amendment to R-1 Residential (MUSA). With those assumptions, the case is being reviewed per City Code Section 117-111 entitled R-1 Residential District and Chapter 117. Article III entitled Subdivisions. The pyramid framework I lustrates how much disuetiov the city has to make land use decisiams based ea the role d is playing. Variances QQ� Conditional Use Permits 'O Subdivision Applications I 9 u prdinan_ c comprehensive Plan Comprehensive Plan: The Property is currently designated as Public/Quasi-Public in the Comprehensive Plan. However, the City Council has approved a Comprehensive Plan Amendment as noted above to LDR: Low Density Residential. Areas guided Low Density Residential must have urban services before development can take place. These areas will average three (3) units per acre and contain single family, detached dwellings. The Developer shall provide calculations for Net Density (45 units / net developable area [excluding rights of way]). Zoning: The Property is located within the Public/Quasi-Public Zoning District. However, the City is in the process of adopting a Zoning Amendment to R-1 Residential (MUSA) as noted above. The intent of the R-1 Residential District is to allow for the construction of single-family dwellings on suitable land. All newly created lots located within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) shall be serviced by municipal sanitary sewer and water supply, with the exception of a lot of record not less than five (5) acres in size. The proposed use appears to be consistent with this District. Dimensional Standards. When preparing the Preliminary Plat, the Developer must demonstrate compliance with the following bulk standards.