Agenda - Planning Commission - 11/04/2004

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5ke,~ch Piton Revie,,v: Town Center Gc',rden~' July o ?, 2004 Revised.' Ocwber 29,~'00~ .' that area ~o 10 units per acre. The area shown ~n red ~ ~nc[u&ng the area approved as 'Town Center Oardens) ~ approximately 32.~ acres, wkh ~ ne~ denMtv of approximately 6.8 unns per acre, wmcn ~ails within ~.he R-2 Residen{i~l Dis~nc~ reqmrements. Net densiv (exclusive of wetlands and major road right-oPway) will be caiccdaced at ~he ~ime of preiiminapz pint submi~al. Streets: The sketch alan shows a combination of public and private streets. The sketch pian proposes to e:aend !~7a Lane west at Rhinestone St N'W from r&e remainder of The To,va Center G-ardens pint. A temporal/cul de sac will need to be provided on 147 Lane NW; ~his stree~ also exceeds ~he maximum cul de sac ien~h as outlined in Ci~ Code. O~ivine and Peridot are proposed to be extended north .:o se~'e ~he no,beast corner of ~he plat. The sketch plan is also showing an outlot a: the western most portion of 148'h Avenue in the ;slat. This oudot should be dedicated as righ:-of-way on ~he prelimina~/ and final pla~s. Ci2~ Code requires ~hat streets be brought to the edge of the pla: to thcilitate development on adjacent parcels, should k occur. In ~his situation, t487~ Avenue will need to be construe:ed ~o ~he western boundac~ of ~he p~a~ or an escrow ~o cover :his cost mus~ be~eposne~4 ' ,4 .,,,~,~.',~ the City. k should also be noted tha~ ,orivate s~reets ,,v~hin' the mus'c be designated as fire lanes. Addkional comments r%~rding the ~tse of priw~e streets will be provided at the pre!imina~ plat stage. The northeast parcel currently excluded from the plat will not receive access to Ramsey Blvd. from Anoka County. Access may need to be provided r. hro~.tgh this development.' Also, the sketch pian is showing two driveways onto 149~h Ave NW; staff will recommend ~ha: these units gain access tim'ough the interior of ~he plat rather than directly onto-[49a Ave NW. Oradin~ and Drainage: A drainage and ~rading plan mctst be submitted at the preliminaw plat szage..& permk will need zo be obtained ~kom the Lower ~am ~iver Water Management 0rganizadon and the MPCA tbr this development and wetlands mttst be delineated. The drainage plan will need to detail potential impacts on water ~evels m ~he exiszing wetiand. Adjacent residents have already called ~he C~P/with concerns about ~his project. Traffic Generation Anaivsis: ' The Ciw will require a traf±2c analysis at the dme of preiimina~/ p~at review. The Ci~/ will hire a traffic consukanc ~o review ~he traffic patzerns and ir'arkie impac~ of cl~e devdopment. The cost of this study wilt be billed to V O 12. 7 Utiiides and vv'ate:,,.:~a~e' '" ' ?',~ ne ,~,.4~ v'~_ ~t;-' pment ,,viii need to be se*'ve,a' by. mumctom' ' ' water 36