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CASE <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR REVISED PRELIMINARY PLAT OF CHESTNUT HILL; <br /> CASE OF JOHN PETERSON, GOOD VALUE HOMES <br /> By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik <br />Background: <br /> <br />On May 22, 1990, the Ramsey City Council granted preliminary plat approval to Chestnut Hill. <br />The final phase of Chestnut Hill included an extension of 145th Lane to the west that would turn <br />north and connect to the future Sunwood Drive. The extension of 145th Lane included crossing a <br />wetland. On May 17, 1994, the developer submitted a request for revised preliminary plat to end <br />the western portion of 145th Lane as a cul-de-sac with no extension running north to Sunwood <br />Drive. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br />c) <br />d) <br /> <br />Site location map <br />Excerpt from approved preliminary plat for subject area <br />Proposed revised preiminary for final phase of Chestnut Hill <br />City Staff review letter dated June 1, 1994 <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />Since preliminary plat approval in 1990, wetland regulations have become more stringent and it is <br />no longer possible to construct roads through wetlands, even with mitigation, if there is an <br />alternative route. In this particular case, the alternative would be to end 145th Lane with a cul-de- <br />sac before it reaches the wetland in the northwest corner of the plat. As proposed, the cul-de-sac <br />length does not exceed the 600 foot maximum. <br /> <br />This final phase of Chestnut Hill was originally approved for 17 lots with 145th Lane constructed <br />as a through street. Under the cul-de-sac design, the developer is proposing a park area, an outlot <br />and 11 residential lots, for an overall decrease of 6 lots. However, the developer gained 2 lots by a <br />redesign of Chestnut Hill 4th Addition. Therefore, the total number of lots in the plat will be 96 or <br />4 less than originally approved. However, there is the potential to regain 2 lots with the <br />resubdivision of Outlot A provided the developer can acquire the adjacent property to the north to <br />help meet minimum area requirements. In this case, the total number of lots actually developed <br />will be 98 or 2 less than the approved 100. <br /> <br />Although dead-ending the western portion of 145th Lane with a cul-de-sac will eliminate the <br />means for a connection north to Sunwood Drive in this vicinity, the developer did provide a <br />northerly extension of Tungsten Street N.W. in the replat of Chestnut Hill 4th Addition that could <br />accommodate an extension north to connect with Sunwood Drive and it is only 650-700 feet east of <br />the originally proposed connection. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />City Staff recommends revised preliminary plat approval of Chesnut Hill to design the western end <br />of 145th Lane N.W. as a cul-de-sac. <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Motion to recommend that City Council grant revised preliminary plat approval to Chestnut <br />Hill. <br /> <br />Review Checklist: City Engineer Steve Jankowski <br /> <br />PC: 6/6/94 <br /> <br /> <br />