Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/04/2017 - Special

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Pearson Farm Residential Development EAW Draft — March XX, 2017 Approximately 4.4 acres in the northwest part of the site is located within 1,000 feet of Lake Itasca, which is Minnesota DNR (MN DNR) pubic water 2-110P. Single-family lots will generally range from 50- to 65-feet wide and from 120 to 230 feet deep. Public streets are expected to be 28 feet wide and located within 60-foot rights -of -ways, except in two locations, where the right-of-way is proposed to narrow to 50 to allow for more open space. Trails will connect to neighborhood open spaces and Puma Street NW. Sidewalks will be constructed on one side of municipal streets. The development will operate under a homeowners' association. Development of the project area will involve installation of public and private infrastructure, including streets, trails, municipal water and sanitary sewer, stormwater systems, electrical lines, and telephone lines. The project area will be served by City of Ramsey fire and police services and by the Anoka -Hennepin School District. It is anticipated that construction of the development will start in summer 2017 and be phased over 5 to 10 years, depending on market conditions. Construction will generally be phased from the southeast to the northwest based on the extension of municipal water and sewer, which will be extended from the intersection of Puma Street NW and Bunker Lake Blvd NW, at the southeastern edge of the site. The number of phases will be determined by market demand and absorption. Infrastructure will be installed at the initiation of each construction phase. In most cases, streets, water main, and sanitary sewer will only be installed to serve the upcoming phase of construction. It may be necessary to initiate stormwater system construction at the start of each construction phase to properly treat stormwater and minimize potential effects of stormwater runoff. c. Project magnitude: Table 1. Project Magnitude Characteristic Number of Units Total Project Acreage 89.44 Linear project length NA Number and type of residential units 246 (single-family detached) Number and type of residential units 98 (multi -family attached) Commercial building area (square feet) 0 Industrial building area (square feet) 0 Institutional building area (square feet) 0 Other uses — specify (acres) NA Structure height(s) (feet) 20-35 d. Explain the project purpose; if the project will be carried out by a governmental unit, explain the need for the project and ident its beneficiaries. The purpose of the Pearson Farm Residential Development is to provide a residential development with a variety of housing types in proximity to transportation corridors and open spaces. The project will be carried out by a private entity. 3