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' : : CASE #: REQUEST FOR SKETC!t PLAN REViEW OF BROOKFIELD ADDITION; CASE OF!O~00D !JAND DEVELOPMENT ' By:i Amy Geisler ,~Associate Planner Background: Oakwood Land Development has appliedi for sketch plan reView to develop 235 urban single family residential lots on the pr0~perty generally located west of Nowthen Blvd. and south of Trott Brook. The following items!are enclosed for your information: a) Site location map b) Sketch plan c) Planning Commission meeting minutes dated January 6, 2005 d) Draft Planning Commission meeting minutes dated March 3, 2005 e) City Staff review letter dated December 30, 2004 Notification: No public hearing is required at: the: sketch plan stage of a plat. However, the City Council recently adopted a policy requiring notification Of a proposed subdivision be sent out to residents within 350 feet of the subject property d~ing Sketch plan submittal. Staff attempted to notify property owners within 700 feet Of the Subject property. Observations: Oakwood Land Development is .proposing to create 235 urban single-family lots on 179 acres west of Nowthen Blvd.i and s°U~'~ of Trott Brook. The property is currently located in the R-1 Rural Developing district and the! minim~i.!otI Size is. 2.5 acres. Deyelopment of the property with urban services depends on the outcome 0f the current Comprehenslve Plan amendment being processed to consider exte.flsion of ~ban Services to the north of the current Metropolitan Urban Service Area boundary. If~he property is apProved for development with urban services, the net density allowed under R-! ~is three units per acre. The sketch plan reflects a gross density of 1.3 units per acre. All of the proposed lots appear to meet urban single-family standards for lot width, size, and frontage on a Public road; net density and lot standards will be verified as a part of the preliminary plat review~ ~' There are substantial wetlands on the PropoSed plat that will need to be delineated and encumbered with drainage and utility easements On the preliminary and final plats. The grading and drainage plan will have to be reVieWed: and approved by the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization (LRRWMO), Trott:Bmok is a designated tributary of the Rum River, and is subject to Scenic River and Shoreland Management requirements, specifically a 100-foot setback for all homes from the OHW of Trott Br0bk. Staffhas sent the Sketch plan to the DNR.