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Case #9: Request for Final Plat Approval for Town Center 4th Addition; Case of Ramsey Town Center, LLC Community Development Director Frolik advised that the City is in receipt of a final plat for Ramsey Town Center 4~h Addition. The development will plat one buildable lot for an office building for Jim Deal. The subject property is located at the comer of Sunwood Drive and Peridot Street. She stated the City Council approved the preliminary plat for Ramsey Town Center 4th Addition on June 22, 2004. The plat is proposing to plat one buildable lot and one outlot. Lot I is 1.23 acres in size and is zoned TC-3. The property is bordered by Sunwood Drive to the south, Rhinestone to the west, and 145th Street to the north. The City received a site plan by Sharp and Associates to develop a 43,168 square foot office building on Lot 1. The preliminary site plan was approved by the City Council on June 22, 2004. A final site plan review of the development will be considered at the July 27, 2004 City Council meeting. The final site plan approval will review the drainage, grading, utility, and street plans. The final site plan case wi 11 also contain the Secondary Development Agreement as required under the Ramsey Town Center Master Development Agreement. She stated the applicant would like the City Council to consider approval of the final plat at this time to expedite the plat recording process. Staff finds this acceptable due to the simple nature of the plat and the fact that the final site plan will be reviewed on July 27, 2004. She noted that the City will not release the plat or building permit until the final site plan approval is given, the development agreement is executed, and all applicable fees are paid. Given the time lag for County plat review and the time it takes to prepare the final plat mylars used for recording, the applicant 9could like to get a two week head start. Community Development Director Frolik stated the final plat has been revised to show a 58-foot wide right-of-way for 145th Avenue as approved by the Board of Adjustment on July 1, 2004. The final plat also shows an additional two feet of right-of-way for Sunwood Drive as requested by the City. This additional right-of-way will allow for proper maintenance of the sidewalk and streetscape along Sunwood Drive. Payment of stormwater, sewer, and water trunk fees will be required prior to release of the plat for recording. Pursuant to the Master Development Agreement between the City and Ramsey Town Center LLC, a separate parks agreement between the two parties has been agreed upon. The Park and Trail Dedication Agreement stipulates that land and cash payments will be made to cover the Park Dedication and Trail Development obligations by Ramsey Town Center; therefore, no Park and Trail Dedication or fees are required as part of this plat. However, Ramsey Town Center LLC has not executed the Park and Trail Dedication Agreement. Without the executed agreement fi'om Ramsey Town Center LLC, the City will require an escrow in an amount equal to normal Park and Trail Dedication fee amounts prior to the release of the final plat for recording. Once the Park and Trail Dedication Agreement is executed by Ramsey Town Center LLC, the City will release the escrow for Park and Trail Fees. Community Development Director Frolik reiterated that this development will still need to receive final site plan approval prior to issuance of a building permit and plat release. The final site plan will review the outstanding issues related to the development including landscaping, the City Council/July 13, 2004 Page 16 of 24