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City of Ramsey 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNEgOTA 55303 · (6';2) 427-141D January 26, 1993 Rick ]::oster Route 1, Box 185 Princeton, MN 55371 Re: Request for preliminary plat approval of River's Bend 3rd Addition Rick: We have received the revised preliminary plat proposal for River's Bend 3rd Addition. The plat consists of one sheet drawn by Hakanson Anderson Associates, Inc., dated 1/18/93. We offer the following comments: General. The plat is approximately 22 acres in size and is proposed to be developed with a combination of 32 single family urban residential lots and 8 commercial lots; the multi-family parcels previously proposed for this ama have been eliminated. Zoning. Thc plat is currently zoned B-1 Business and would require a partial rczoning to allow for the development of the single family pamels. Lot Area and Dimensions. The residential portion of the plat is in the Scenic River Overlay District for which thc minimum lot area is 12,150 square feet. Although each of the lots do not contain a minimum of 12, 150 square feet, the average lot size exceeds 12,150 square feet and this is acceptable to DNtL l=rom a design standpoint, City Staff would like to take this opportunity to note that Lots 28 through 33 are somewhat undesireable from a size and location standpoint It is suggested that the number of lots in this area be decreased from 6 to 5, thereby increasing the size of the lots to offset the fact that they face commercial lots and hopefully increase their desireabilit3,. Al] of the residential lots meet the minimum lot width requirements. The commercial lots exceed the mirtimnm area and dimension requirements. Streets. City Code resn'icts cul-de-sac lengths to 600 feet; all the cul-de-sacs in the plat are in compliance with CiD' Code. It appears that ]44th Avenue N.W. has been located to align with the existing ccntcrline of C.S.A.I-I. #5. It is anticipated that in the future, #5 will be relocated 200 feet north of where it currently exists; 144th Avenue should be planned to intersect with the future centerline of #5. Then as a safety measure, 144th should be constructed as,a dead-end if it is conse'ucted prior to #5 being relocated. ' '"" It is also Staffs recommendation that 143rd Avenue N.W. be eliminated from the plat. An October 1, 1991 review letter from MnDOT for a previous plat which utilized 143rd Avenue N.W. in the approximate same location recommended that all access to the commercial properties be from the north-south street. In addition, MnDOT revised the road design criteria in January of 1982. This intersection no longer meets the safe sight distance along a major highway for a passenger vehicle to turn left and attain average running speed before being overtaken by a vehicle approaching from the right. In adciidon, an additional access onto T.H. #47 would diffuse the traffic entering onto T.H. #47 which would delay meeting warranty for a signalized intersection at 142nd and C.S.A.H. #5 in the short term. I~g~'