Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/03/2017

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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Date: 08/03/2017 Submitted For: Chris Anderson, Community Development By: Alec Henderson, Community Development 5. 5. Information Title: UPDATED - PUBLIC HEARING: Review Sketch Plan for Lavern Estates (Project no. 117-137); Case of Joshua Peterson 1. Resolution Approving Comprehensive Plan Amendment 2. Ordinance Approving Zoning Amendment Purpose/Background: This file is to review the Sketch Plan Submittal for Lavern Estates. The Sketch Plan proposes to subdivide one 36.17 Acre Lot into two (2) buildable lots; Lot 1 is 35.49 Acres and Lot 2 is 4.05 Acres. The submittal consisted of one (1) sheet, prepared by Developer John Peterson (You Wish You Had This Land, L.L.C.) and Carlson McCain dated October 3, 2016. The submittal also includes a request for a Zoning Amendment and Comprehensive Plan Amendment to rezone the property from R-1 Residential (MUSA) to R-1 Residential (Rural Developing) and to re -guide the land from Low Density Residential to Rural Developing (Received July 6, 2017). The land use and zoning amendments will officially occur during Preliminary Plat approvals (next steps). Notification: City Staff attempted to notify all property owners within 700 feet of the Subject Property of the request via U.S. mail and published a notice of public hearing in the Anoka Union Herald, the City's official newspaper. Observations/Alternatives: Sketch Plan Review is the second of several steps in reviewing a Minor Plat, which includes Sketch Plan Review and Final Plat. This case is being reviewed per City Code Section 117-111 entitled R-1 Residential District and Chapter 117, Article III entitled Subdivisions. Comprehensive Plan: The Subject Property is currently guided as Low Density Residential by the Comprehensive Plan. The intent of the LDR land use designation is to allow for the construction of single-family dwellings with access to municipal sewer and water. The two (2) lot Sketch Plan proposes to use well and septic. This will require a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to re -guide the Subject property as Rural Developing to allow for well and septic. Zoning: The Subject Property is currently zoned as R-1 Residential (MUSA), which would allow a net density of up to three (3) units per acre and a minimum lot size of 10,800 square feet. The proposed zoning for the Sketch plan is R-1 Residential (Rural Developing). This allows for the development of single family, detached dwellings with a density of one (1) unit per 2.5 acres. As proposed the project would require a Zoning Amendment to rezone the property to R-1 Residential (Rural Developing). The proposed density of the project is .06 lots per acre. Staff is not necessarily opposed to this request; however, if approved, it should be applied to all parcels with those same designations lying west of Nowthen Blvd and north of 175th Ave. The submittal did include responses to an advisory petition with some adjacent property owners supporting both of these aspects of the request. Dimensional/ Bulk Standards: The Developer must demonstrate compliance with the bulk standards of the R-1 Residential (Rural Developing)