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Nowthen BouieYard ~ Ramsey, PLinnesota 55303 <br /> Hail: (763) '4'27- !4 ! 0 · FaX: (763) 427-5543 <br /> www.ci.ramsey.mn, us <br /> <br />3O <br /> <br />March 2-5, 2004 <br /> <br />Oreg Peterson <br />Oalo,vood Land Development <br />16i 1 Highway 10 N.E. <br />Spr4mg Lake Pa-k, NL-N 55432 <br /> <br />'Preliminary Plat -, ,~pme Woods <br /> <br />Dear ,:vLr. Peterson: <br /> <br />We are in receipt of yo~ preliminar.¢ plat 'for )2pi_ne Woods consisting'of four (4) sheets <br />prepared bv P~se !:n~;.me~r~m~, Lnc. dated 2,/4/04. We offer the following comments: <br /> <br />General: The submined major subdivision proposes t0 rep!at Lot 1, Block 2 of Hi~ Point 2~d <br />Addition along with five metes-and-bounds lots tO the sourhh, for a total of 26 urban sin~e-r~amily'' <br />.lots plus one outlot. ~aere are a ;,oral of 6 existing homes on the subject property; '4 will rem~4n <br />a~er development. <br /> <br />Zoning:. The prope~ is zoned R-I R. esidential and is located in uh_e P~ural Develop/ag Axes. ii'he <br />proposed plat will reouire a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to extend the Metropolitan Urban <br />Se~wice ,~ea (.hCt_JSA) to include the property. This review let:er evaluates the proposal based on <br />R-1 urban single-family standards. <br /> <br />Lot Sizes: ii'he current m/nimmm lot size for urban sing!e-~mily lots is 10,800 square feet; all 26 <br />lots to meet ti-tis st~dard as shown on the submittal. The total area 'of the subject property is <br />appro, ximareiy 2.3 acres. <br /> <br />Lot Dimensions: The minimum lot width in the R-! dismict is.80 feet on a public .road: g21 lots <br />meet ~&uiS standard at the front yard Setback. It appears that the ex/s*dng homes to remain will <br />me~t the new setback requirements., with the possible exception of Lot 2, Block 4 and Lot 5, <br />Block ~, depending on driveway placement. T.ne driveways should be plac:d so that the :,'ds(ng <br />sumcmres meet &e requ£~ed setbacks. ~aere are also several underlying :~ements that w/ll need <br />to be formally vacated. . <br /> <br />DensiU' Transition: Cir7 Code requires Level 3 densiD' Wansition between the proposed skigle- <br />family urb~ /ors and the existing single-family rural lots to the west,· The wetland kn the <br />norihwestem comer of t~he prope~y appears to satis~ t?,/s requirement for a portion of the plat; <br />additional landscaping will be required tbr Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Block 1, <br /> <br />Tree Preservarion Plan: The Ciri, Council has adopted a Tree Prese~,ation OrdL. nance that <br />applies to 7our proposed plat. The submined Tree Presereatio'n plan indicates tile extent of tree <br /> <br /> <br />