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CITY OF RAMSEY LAND USE APPLICATION <br />TECHNICAL REVIEW FILE <br /> <br />D P <br />M1,2020 NTB <br />ATEROJECT <br />AY ORTH OF ROTT ROOK <br />A <br /> N <br />DDRESS <br />BETWEEN OWTHEN <br />BV <br />OULEVARD AND ARIOLITE <br />S <br />TREET <br />P. <br />TBN <br />ROJECT TITLE <br />ROTT ROOK ORTH <br />E# 117442 <br />SCROW <br />D: Community Development: Planning Division <br />EPARTMENT <br />Name: Chloe McGuire <br />TR: <br />Phone: 763-433-9821 <br />ECHNICAL EVIEWER <br />Email: cmcguire@cityoframsey.com <br />Summary <br />Site Acreage <br />~200 acres <br />Proposed Lots 343 Lots <br />Net Density <br />2.7 units/acre <br />Existing Zoning <br />R-1 Residential (MUSA) District <br />Proposed Lot Sizes <br />55, 65, 75 foot wide lots <br />Rezoning <br />1. Approximately 160 acres of the Site is currently located in the R-1 Residential (MUSA) District <br />that generally allows for detached single-family dwellings on quarter-acre lots at least 80 foot in <br />width. An approximately 22-acre parcel in the southwest of the project site is located in the R-1 <br />Residential (Rural Developing) District, which allows for 2.5 acre lots and private well and septic. <br />2. The Applicant has proposed a mix 55, 65, and 75 foot wide lots. <br />a. 55 foot wide lots: requires rezoning to R-2 Detached Villa <br />b. 65 foot wide lots: requires rezoning to R-1 Detached Villa <br />c. 75 foot wide lots: requires rezoning to R-1 Detached Villa <br /> <br />If the Planning Commission and City Council are supportive of the underlying proposal, Staff proposes a <br />Zoning Amendment to the above districts rather than a Planned Unit Development (PUD) process. For <br />those familiar with the PUD process, it is often seen as subjective and not as straight forward. While an <br />appropriate zoning tool, Staff believes it is an unnecessary level of complexity in this case. <br />Comprehensive Plan <br />The site is currently guided for detached single family lots up to a density of 4 units per acre in the 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan. It does not appear that any one area would surpass the 4 unit per acre maximum, but <br />this will be determined with Preliminary Plat. In other words, the Zoning Amendment is not about a change <br />in planned density, but a policy question about lot size and lot width. The density of the site is naturally <br />kept low due to configuration of the site and significant ecological resources, most notably Trott Brook. <br /> <br />