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CITY OF RAMSEY LAND USE APPLICATION <br />TECHNICAL REVIEW FILE <br />DATE <br />12/29/2015 <br />PROJECT ADDRESS <br />UNASSIGNED <br />PROJECT. TITLE <br />16-02: NORTHFORK ALPINE ADDITION <br />EscRow # <br />114997 <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />Community Development: Planning Division (Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code) <br />TECHNICAL <br />REVIEWER: <br />Name: Tim Gladhill, Community Development Director <br />Phone:763-433-9826 <br />Email:tgladhill@cityoframsey.com <br />General: The purpose of this file is to review the official Sketch Plan prepared by A.P.A Consulting, Engineers & Surveyors, <br />P.A. for the purpose of a four lot subdivision located on Alpine Drive within the Northfork Planned Unit Development. The <br />Developer has proposed a development of single -level, detached single-family homes with common maintenance (lawncare, <br />landscaping, snow removal). This is an option of the Developer, not a requirement of the City. Long term, the City will <br />enforce applicable City regulations only, not Developer amenities. City Staff believes that this proposal helps fill the City's <br />housing goal of life cycle housing by providing a low -maintenance, accessible home. The Developer is attempting to provide <br />an option for Northfork home owners that want to down -size their current housing situation. <br />Applications & Assumptions: Sketch Plan Review is the first of several steps <br />in reviewing a Major Plat, which include: <br />1. Sketch Plan Review <br />2. Preliminary Plat <br />3. Final Plat <br />This case is being reviewed per City Code Section 117-111 entitled R-1 <br />Residential District, and Chapter 117, Article III entitled Subdivisions. This <br />property also lies within the Northfork Alpine Addition Planned Unit <br />Development district. <br />Comprehensive Plan: The Property is guided for R-1 Rural Developing in the <br />Comprehensive Plan. The intent of the Rural Developing land use designation is <br />to allow for the construction of single-family dwellings without access to municipal sewer and water. All developing lots <br />located within the Northfork PUD areas shall be served with individual septic systems and wells. The proposed use appears to <br />be consistent with this land use guidance. <br />The pyramidframework illustrates hew much disodicn the city has to make land use decisions <br />based on the rale i4 is playing_ <br />13* <br />AOPAilk <br />Variances <br />Q" Conditional <br />Use Permits <br />SO <br />Subdivision Applications <=I <br />Zoning: The Property is currently zoned as Planned Unit Development. This allows for the development of single family, <br />detached dwellings. The property is also located in the Shoreland Overlay District for Lake Itasca. The original PUD specified <br />a maximum number of lots that would be allowed. Of those lots, 21 remain available. The proposed density is 0.42 lot per 1 <br />net developable acre. <br />Dimensional Standards. When preparing the Preliminary Plat, the Developer must demonstrate compliance with the <br />following bulk standards for the Northfork Planned Unit Development (PUD). It appears that the subdivision complies with <br />the standards specified in the PUD. <br />Standard <br />Requirement <br />Minimum Lot Area <br />Densit <br />Minimum Lot Width <br />Minimum Front Yard Setback <br />43,560 square feet (per PUD) <br />21 remaining lots allowed within PUD <br />50 feet (on Cul -de -Sac, per PUD) <br />40 feet <br />