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Shade Tree Cottages Sketch Plan Review December 30, 2004, revised January 21, 2005 2of3 Tree Preservation Plan: The City Council has adopted a Tree Preservation Ordinance that applies to your proposed plat. I have enclosed a copy.of the ordinance, along' With the general requirements tbr preliminary plat submittal. " Wetlands: A portign of the property is wetland. The citY will need to be provided a copy of the wetland delineation report. Wetlands will.need to be delineated .on the preliminary and final plat and encumbered with a drainage and utility easement. ' ' Traffic Generation Analysis: The City .Charter [equires a traffic analysis report for this development. City Staff may utilize the serVices of a consUltant to prepare the report and the expenses incurred will be charged to the plat application escrow fund. This report will be initiated during preliminary plat review. Density Transition: The subject property is located adjacent to property.that is zoned R-1 Rural Developing. to the north and is located outside the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). City Code requires a buffer between the PropOsed units and the existing single family development. City Code provides flexibility in determining appropriate density transitioning for proposed PUD developments. The sketch plan is providing approximately 100 feet between the rear lot line of the existing neighborhood and the detached townhouse units. Appropriate density' transitioning will need to be addressed as part of the preliminary plat. Drainage: Grading and drainage plans will need to be provided during the preliminary plat process. Access to Lots': The development proposes 'to connect to Radium_ Street along the north line of the plat and to Potassium Street from the south. Potassium is cUrrently an unimproved public street and will need to be upgraded as part of this project. The upgrades must include extending City services to the south and installing an urban section street. The City has discussed the possibility of cost sharing for the upgrade ofthe portion of the street outside this' plat. Utilities: All lots are proposed to be served by municipal sewer and water. There'are 2 existing sanitary sewer lift stations east of this project that are proposed for abandonment in the Ci{Y'S 5 year Capital hnprovement Program. The :proposed gravity route crosses this plat and adequate drai~age and utility easements will need to be dedicated over this line. The City and Developer will need to enter into a cost sharing agreement regarding the extension of sanitary sewer as noted above. Overall I)evelopment Design: The sketch is located in close proximity to the proposed Rum River Meadows subdivision. Coordination between Shade Tree Cottages and Rum River Meadows needs to occur in order to provide the most efficient Potassium Street codnection to Radimn Street to the north. Per our meeting 6n December 20, 2004, staff requested that you revise the sketch plan to provide tbr a more.linear street connection of Potassium to Radium Street. The revised sketch plan complies with the requested street connection design.