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CASE REQUEST FOR FINAL PLAT APPROVAL OF RAMSEY COMMONS 2ND ADDITION; CASE OF NORTH SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT, INC. By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: Jack Menkveld of North Suburban Development, Inc. is requesting final plat for approval of Ramsey Commons 2nd Addition. The subdivision consists of a replat of the 4 lots in Ramsey Commons and 4 lots in Sunny Ponds into 11 single family urban residential lots. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) d) e) Site location map Proposed final plat City Staff review letter dated May 4,1993 Proposed resolution Proposed development agreement Observations: The subject property is properly zoned for development with single family urban residential lots. The installation of the improvements will be privately financed by the developer. All of the lots are in compliance with City Code requirements for minimum lot areas and dimensions. Additionally, the developer has complied with City policy and the lots adjacent to wetlands contain the minimum urban lot area (10,800 square feet) above the wetland. The lots are proposed to have street access via a cul-de-sac extension of 148th Lane N.W. from Sunny Ponds to the east. The proposed cul-de-sac does not exceed the 600 foot maximum length established in City Code. The grading and drainage plan has been modified to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. A portion of the plat is impacted by a wetland. The grading and drainage plan and the wetland mitigation plan have been forwarded to the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization (LRRWMO) and the Army Corps of Engineers for review. The LRRWMO has approved a mitigation plan for the restoration of the impacted wetlands. No written comments have been received from the Army Corps of Engineers, but it is anticipated that the required activities will be covered by a nationwide permit due to the fact that less than one-half acre of wetland is being impacted. In accordance with the recommendations of Staff and the Park and Recreation Commission, park dedication will consist of a cash payment for each of the 3 new lots created; park dedication has already been satisfied for the 8 existing lots involved in the replat. In addition, the developer is providing a 35 foot wide strip of park land that will be developed with a bituminous path to provide pedestrian access to Nowthen Blvd. As a result of this replat, a small triangular wedge of right-of-way comprising the southwest end of 148th Lane in Sunny Ponds subdivision will need to be vacated. The developer has initiated tlxis action. Recommendation: City Staff recommends final plat approval contingent upon favorable reviews by the Army Corps of Engineers.