Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/01/1993

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CASE REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN REVIEW OF SUNFISH SQUARE; CASE OF JACK MENKVELD, NORTH SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: Jack Menk~eld of North Suburban Development is requesting sketch plan review of Sunfish Square. The plat consists of 40 acres on the northeast corner of the intersection of County Road #116 (Industry Avenue) and County Road #57 (Sunfish Lake Blvd.). The current proposal is to develop the property with approximately 72 single family residential lots, some multi-family units and some commercial activity such as a convenience store. Observations: To the develop the property as proposed would require a rezoning. The amount of density proposed forthe multi-family development must be discussed. It is staff's understanding that the existing asphalt contractor located on the property would relocate. Th ~ea'e is also a situation of cement and asphlat debris that has been dumped and stored on the property ~egally. The current owner of the property, Tom Sauter, has been notified that this activity musl~¢ease. One possible solution to the debris that has been dumped on the property that has been discussed is bringing a crusher onto the site to process the debris into road base for the streets to be. developed in the plat. The plat is bordered on two sides by two major thoroughfares, Sunfish Lake Blvd. and Industry Avenue. The sketch indicates that one access is planned onto Industry Avenue and no access is planned ontoiSunfish Lake Blvd. It is Staffs recommendation that an access also be planned onto Sunfish Lake Blvd. to distribute traffic from this and adjacent subdivisions more evenly and provide access to both County Road #116 and County Road #57. Upon Staffs recommendation, a through street has also been planned into Cedar Hills to the east. The benefits of this through street are as follows: b) c) d) e) Cedar Hills and Chestnut Pond would both benefit by more direct acess to Sunfish Sunfish Lake Blvd. N.W. Cedar Hills 2nd Addition would gain another lot. The residents of Sunfish Square would gain more direct access to Emerald Pond Park. The through street would reduce traffic on area residential streets. The through street configuraiton provides more opportunity for looping a stronger watermain system. ',.. To design this plat with a through street into Cedar Hills will.require a modification to the street layout for the second phase of Cedar Hills, which is currently seeking f'mal plat approval. The developer of Cedar Hills has raised some valid concerns with redesigning the street layout and this matter will be~discussed in greater depth by the City Engineer at your meeting.