Agenda - Council - 06/22/2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

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The submitted tree preservation plan shows that 1,195 of 1,792 trees on the site will be preserved. The submitted landscaping plan does not fully meet the density transition requirements in City Code on Lots 1,2, 3, and 4 of Block 1, Lot 2 ofBlock2, Lot 2 of Block 3, Lots 8-10 of Block 4, and Lot 1 of Block 5. The Developer wilt be paying for the installation of a fence on the northern property line of Lot 2, Block 3 and Lot 2, Block 1. Staff is of the opinion that this will satisfy, density transition requirements in this portion of the Plat. However, a significant amount of additional landscaping will need to be planted to satisfy the density transition requirements elsewhere in the plat; the Council may want to look at alternative solutions to satisfy the density transition requirement. The review letter from Anoka County notes that residential noise standards may be exceeded and that Coun¢' policy prohibits the expenditure of highway funds for noise mitigation efforts. The City Council has passed a similar policy relating to th,e expenditure of City funds for noise mitigation. Several elements of the sanitary sewer and water improvement are eligible for reimbursement from the city's trunk fund. The Public Works Committee reviewed this issue at their June 15, 2004 meeting and recommended that the developer pay the normal trunk charges and the costs of looping the Alpine Woods watennain to the twelve inch main at Alpine Drive and CR 57, and that the developer be reimbursed the construction cost associated with extending the 30-inch sanitary trunk sewer through the development and deepening the 8-inch san/tary sewer on Vanadium Street in order to have the potential of servicing the adjacent neighborhood to the west by gravity. Council approval of the Alpine Woods plat will ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Con'unittee. The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed the plat at their April 8, 2004 meeting and reconm~ended that park dedication requirements be satisfied with a cash payment. On April 27, 2004 the City Council granted approval of the Preliminary Plat of AIpine Woods. Recommendation: City Staff recommends approval of the final plat of Alpine Woods, contingent upon compliance with the City Staff Review Letter dated June 18, 2004, the Developer's receipt of an easement from the owner of Lot 1, Block 1, High Point 2"d Addition, and the Developer entering into a Development Agreement with the City. Council Action' Motion to adopt Resolution #04-06-__ to approve the final plat of Alpine Woods contingent upon compliance with the City Staff Review Letter dated June 18, 2004, the Developer's receipt of an easement from the owner of Lot 1, Block 1, High Point 2nd Addition, and the Developer entering into a Development Agreement with the City. -or- Motion to deny the final plat. Review Checklist: Assistant Community Development Director City Engineer CC: 06/22/04 -270-