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designates the subject property as(Rural Rel~*~ve~ ~Development of Sweet Bay Ridge with urban <br />services requires a Comprehensl~. Plan~Ain, e~ndn~ent to change the subject property's land use <br />designation from Rural Reserve ito_':LoW De~si~.R~sidential. <br /> <br />Community Development D~re~r T~g~og !r~ted ~the Planmng Commission rewewed the <br />sketch plan for Sweet Bay Ridge OkaGqn _~l~b p~operty) at ~ts January 6, 2005 meeting. At that - <br />time, City Staff reported that ~y_;d¢~l$iO~ :~ the, sketch plan may be premature as the <br />Comprehensive Plan amendment [~) ¢on~a&:.0gt~sion of urban services to the northern areas of <br />the City is still in proc*ss· peri~taff's:r~4°rflm~.~dation, action on the sketch plan was tabled <br />until March to allow the City ~ore tlm¢ to ~ork on the comprehensive plan amendment. <br />Community Development D,rector Trudge(~nr~tat~d the C~ty Council and Planmng Commission <br />have met in joint work session :~ic-e t0::c~i~{~lSs[.the comprehensive plan amendment process. <br />Ideally, the City would have com}[etCd .fiie ~mp[ehensive Plan rewrite prior to taking action-on <br />the Comprehensive Plan Amendment r~u?~!if~ SWeet Bay Ridge and Brookfield. Oakwood <br />Land Development has: exercised Ith¢ir ~g~t_~to ~[lpply for an amendment; therefore the City is <br />required to take action on the req~st in:Ii ti~i~!Y ~anner,-according to State Statute. <br /> <br />Community Development Dlre¢~r T~g,~ofl: 0dmsed that Oakwood Land Development has <br />applied for sketch plan approval-0~ 8weCt~a~ ;:Ridge to develop 165 urban service single-family <br />residential lots on 102 acres on th&!pr°p~:g~fiei'~lly known as the St. Anthony Gun Club. <br />Commumty Development D~rect~ Trudge0m exp. lalned that the property <br />the R-1 Rural Reserve district an~the: ~mhm lot Size is 10 acres. If the property is approved <br />for development with Urban serV~es; th~n~t :~e~ity allowed under R-1 is 3 units per acre. The <br />sketch plan reflects a gross dens~ Of 1;6' ~ts ~er acre; and a net density of 2.2 units per acre <br />with wetlands factored out.. ~ of'_the~P~°P~sed lots appear to meet urban single-family <br /> · . ': ;~ ;::5: ~ · : <br />standards for lot width, size, and flontag~ oh a public road. <br /> <br />Community Development Dire0[or: :Tmd$¢,0p~noted there are substantial wetlands on the <br />proposed plat that will need to b~delineateg.~d ~ncUmbered with drainage and utility easements <br />on the ptZeliminary and final plat~i The}gr~d~g ~d drainage plan will have to be reviewed and <br />approved by the Lowe, Rum RiVer Wat~er{~al~ement Organization (LRRWMO). The sketch <br />plan also identifies filling .36: ~res of ~ih~ for roads. The Wetland Conservation Act <br />establishes, a sequencing proceS~ifoi' Wetl~ i figing: The LtmWMO is also responsible for <br />administration of the Wetland C~ervm°0 ~et..: ! <br /> <br />Community Development DireCtOr Trudg~.o~ ~eX~lained that because the proposed development <br />will disturb more than 80 acres'O~natUral!~:v~get~ted and forested land, an environmental review <br />is required. An EnvirOnmental ~ssessm- e~t:~Ci*sheet (EAW) will be required as a part of the <br />preliminary plat submittal. The:.pr°Pe~ :h~ 'b~en documented to contain contamination from <br />lead shot. This site will need to have'aor ta nati°n removed as a condition for the approval <br />of this plat <br /> <br />Community Development Direa~or Tibiae@r! i~.,tated.the current City Code requires density <br />transitioning between the project~trea and ~djacegt rural size lots· A Tree Preservation Plan will <br /> <br /> Pla _~ing Co~n~is~n/March 3, 2005 <br /> <br />P3 <br /> <br /> <br />