Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/09/2015

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Review File: Harvest Estates (15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW) Preliminary Plat April 3, 2015 Page 2 of 6 city wide. Additionally, the layout of the site makes it difficult to achieve the three (3) units per acre. The City has previously established that this is an appropriate metric to calculate average net density within the MUSA boundary. Zoning: The City has adopted 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 is consistent with the R-1 Residential (MUSA) District. Dimensional Standards. The proposed Preliminary Plat meets all minimum requirements for lot area, lot width, and setbacks of the R-1 zoning district: Setback Required Front yard: 30 feet Side yard uninhabitable: 6 feet Side yard habitable: 10 feet Proposed 30 feet 6 feet 10 feet Side yard corner: 30 feet Rear yard: 30 feet 30 feet 30 feet Minimum lot width: 80/corner 90 Minimum lot area: 10,800 sq. ft 80 at setback for interior and 90 feet for all comer lots All lots exceed the 10,800 sq ft minimum lot size Access & Streets. The plat proposes to gain access from Helium Street and Krypton Terrace, existing internal residential roads. The layout is being amended since it was last reviewed by the Planning Commission, per the direction of the City Council, regarding the Nowthen Boulevard access. The proposed Preliminary Plat will not include access to Nowthen Boulevard. This amendment was at the direction of the City Council at their February 24, 2015 Work Session. Details of that discussion are included in the minutes attached to the agenda item for this case. Generally speaking, the City Council requested that the Nowthen Boulevard corridor be studied for broader safety, accessibility, and mobility improvements throughout the entire corridor before individual intersection connections are allowed. It is further noted that the current plat is being designed in such a way that a future connection to Nowthen Boulevard could be made if the future Nowthen Boulevard Study supported said connection. The City's draft Strategic Plan identifies this study as a priority, Staff has had informal verbal discussions with Anoka County, and Staff will be making a formal request for study in the coming weeks. Co) 1L___ —A \\,,,,\„,,, 0 > 0C,` 'C 4, \\\\\\ \ �v//7 / / \ • \ --s,"\--\--\ \\ �\ vhf / � f2 \,� �`� 6▪ \7 2 ,) ''‘ ‘,\ -') \\/`\ t- \ N \ BLOCK 2� 20,420 Sf. \c<\ v - 29,052 S. 399,124 Sf1k1 , 1 Tempora y ,..- Cul -D -Sac 78.217 Sf. ' 50 L CI Radius 13,8 4rf. \\ BLOCK 1 y \15,000 Sf.y 2,318 Sf