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City of Ramsey 15153 NoW'rHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 * {612) 427-1410 Febmary23,1993 Tony Emmerich/Gary Gorham Creekview Crossing Partnership 3538 Mississippi Drive Coon Rapids, MN 55433 Re: Preliminary Plat Review; Amber Ridge Dear Tony and GAD,: We have received the preliminar), plat for Amber Ridge which consists of one sheet drawn by Hakanson Anderson Associates, Inc., dated February 11, 1993. We offer the following comments: ~ Thc subject property is zoned R-1 Urban Residential, R-3 Urban Residential and B-2 Business. Accordingly, the City has received an application to rezone the R-3 Urban Residential and B-2 Business portions of the subject property to R-1 Urban Residential to permit development of the entire property with single family homes. General: The proposed plat consists of approximately 61 acres to be developed with municipal water and sanitary sewer and subdivided into approximately 123 single family lots. ' Lot Sizes and Dimensions: The minimum lot width in the R-1 Urban Residential Dismict is 80 feet, or 90 feet on comer lots, and the minimum lot area is 10,800 square feet. Ali of the tots meet these minimum requirements except Lot 8, Block 10; Lot 4, Block 9; Lot 4, Block 5; Lot 3, Block 6; Lot 5, Block 6; and Lot 8, Block 2. In addition, the grading plan yet to be submiued should reflect the amount of square feet in each lot that is above the final wetland designation. It appears that eleven lots adjacent to the natural wetlands on the north end of the plat have only 8,000 square feet of non-wetland area. It has been the CiB,'s policy to require 10,800 square feet above the wetland. Ac. ceos to LOTS: Ail lots in the plat would be accessed by interior streets; no lots would have direct access onto State Hwy. #47. Streets. At the time of sketch plan review, Argon Street N.W. was proposed to terminate mating a dead-end street approximately 1,400 feet long, which is in excess of our standard of 600 feet for such streets. An add/tional connection to the east was not feasible since there are no access roads planned south of 147th Lane N.W. into River's Bend, nor would such a road be desireable as it could add significant traffic to Waco Street. The proposed future extension of Argon Street into the property to the south and onto T.H. #47 would eventually eliminate the long dead-end, however, it does not appear that the extension would happen soon enough to justify permitting a 1,400 foot dead-end in the interim. Consequently, the preliminary plat has been revised from the sketch plan to eliminate several lots on the southern end of the plat, which area is now shown as Outlot B for future development. This redesign has reduced the length of dead-end from 1,400 feet to 850 feet with a temporary cul-de-sac. Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat with a variance to the 600 foot limit on dead-end streets.