Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 05/12/1994

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CASE DETERMINE PARK DEDICATION FOR HAVEN ESTATES By: Mark Boos, Parks/Utilities Supervisor #3 Background: The proposed Haven Estates will consist of a minor subdivision of existing lots in the l~ox Ridge Estates and Klemish Addition, west of State Highway g47, and directly north of 168th Lane N.W. The enclosed May 3, 1994, Planning Commission case and its attachments provide details important to the Commission's review of this subdivision of land. As that case indicates, park dedication was not collected by the City, therefore, park dedication will be due for those two lots in the Klemish Addition in relation to this minor subdivision. The only significant development in this request for minor subdivision from that presented in the Planning Commission's case was that the proposed southern boundary of the Sanderson homestead shown as Lot I has been shifted to the south to allow for future re-subdivision possibilities for that lot. in viewing the attached sketch plan and the City map you will note that the City has trail corridor in place adjacent to State Highway #4? Dom Trott Brook, southerly to the lot immediately adjacent to Highway #47 and north of 168th Lane N.W. It is this Staff members opinion that a bicyclist and pedestrian route adjacent to Highway g47 should be one of the City's top priorities. Linking 168th Lane N.W. to the existing trail corridor to the north will leave only the bank property and the rental property to the north of the bank from completing a significant pordon of the trail link. Much of the trail corridor to the north of Lot 4 is 50 foot in width. The Commission will note that that 50 foot wide corridor at its southwesterly most point abuts 36 feet of Lot 4. Extending this line directly south to 168th Lane N.W. would be an adequate minimum trail corridor width if the preponderance of it were developable as bituminous trail. Of more critical trail development concern is the significant cat tail marsh immediately north o£ Lot 4 extending for about 300 feet within that 50 foot corridor from the northern limits of Lot 4. The developer should, therefore, be required to insure that a route from the north of this wetland to 168th Lane N.W. is developable (and permissible) by an 8 foot wide bituminous surface. The other issue related to this trail corridor is the apparent break in the trail easement at the location of the drive access for what is shown as Lot 1 in this minor subdivision (Sanderson Homestead). An easement should be ~anted to the Cit'5' at this point if there is not one of record. For the past two years, in conjunction with park dexiicafion, the City has been requiting developers to plant one two inch tree, or equivalent thereof, for each new lot in the subdivision of an approved species. Because park dedication has not been satisfied for what is shown Lots 3 and 4, the City will require a tree of an approved species placed in the front yard of each lot. The City could waive the requirement for these two trees if other landscaping is to be provided for the trail corridor. One such option may be constructing a small open water pond between the trail corridor and Lot 4. More information will be available at the meeting.