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CASE #: ~ REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT AND SITE PLAN APPROVAL OF RUM RIVER ESTATES; CASE OF NATIONAL GROWTH By: Patrick Trudgeon, Community Development Director, AICP Background: National Growth has applied for preliminary plat and site plan review to develop a residential Planned Urfit Development (PUD) subdivision on the property generally located north of Potassium Street and .~;outh of' [57th Lane. Th.e fidlowing items are enclosed for Your information: a) Site location map b) Preliminary Plat/Site Plan c) 1)lanning Commission meeting minutes dated April 7, 2005 d) Petition from undersigned adult residents c) Letter dated April 6, 2005 from Sarah Pickhardt t) Stat'f Review Letter dated April 1, 2005, revised May 6, 2005 g) Proposed resolution for preliminary plat approval h) Proposed resolution authorizing acquisition of permanent [~otassium Street street and utility easements for Observations: The subject property is 10 acres in size and zoned R-1 Single Family. City Code restricts density to three ut~its pet- acre or up to four units per acre through a PUD. The City Council will be reviewing the ApplicmWs request to rezone the property from R-1 to PUD subsequent to this case. The request for a rezoning relates to the utilization of town_homes within the development and to address deviations from City Code related to setbacks and cul-de-sac length. Thc revised preliminary plat is proposing to de. yelop 23 detached townhome units for a net density of 3.3 units per acre. It should be noted that when the Ptanning Commission revised' the development at their regular meeting in April, the plat showed the development of 24 units. The plan was revised in Order to accommodate a future public street connection to the south, which resulted in the loss of one mn_it. City Code requires developments utilizing townhomes within the R-1 district to be reviewed under the ~,~2 standards. The development is meeting or exceeding the standards established in the R-2 district with thc exception of the structure to structure setback. City Code establishes a 20 foot setback from structure to structure and the site plan is proposing a 15 foot setback. Thc preliminary plat is proposing to gain access from Potassium Street. The proposed public street is i.005 l"eet in length, which exceeds the 600 foot cul-de-sac length restriction established in City Code. Thc proposed deviation will need to be approved'as part of the acceptance of the PUD rezoning. ~['he City Attorney has determined that Potassium Street is a public street by virtue of it having been used and kept in repair for at least six years and thus pursuant to Minn. Stat. 160.05 is deemed dedicated to -157-