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CASE #: ¢ <br />PUBLIC HEA RING <br />!(EQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT REVIEW OF MARIGOLD POND; <br />CASE OF OAKWOOD LAND DEVELOPMENT <br /> By: Amy Geisler, AICP, Associate Planner <br /> <br />i~,ackground· <br /> <br />()akwo()d Land Development has applied for preliminary plat review to.develop 92 urban single <br />t~nniiy residential lots on the property generally located on Highway 47 at 160th Lane NW. The <br />Ok)l lowing items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />;.t) Site location map <br />}y) Preliminary plat <br />c) Grading plan <br />d) [,andscaping/Tree preservation plan <br />e) City Staff review letter dated May 27, 2005 <br /> <br />N o 6 tica tion: <br /> <br />State statute requires notification of preliminary plat public hearing to owners of property located <br />within 350 feet of the subject property. Staff attempted to notify property owners within 700 feet <br />:~f thc subject property. <br /> <br />()l}servt~tions: <br /> <br />Oakwoo,,l Land Development is proposing to create 92 urban single-family lots on 58 acres on <br />l lighway 47 at 160th Lane NW. The property is currently located in the R-1 Rural Developing <br />district, with a minimum density of 1 lot per 2.5 acres. Development of the property with <br />municipal sewer and water will require a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, which is being <br />considered along with the preliminary plat. If the property is approved for development with <br />urban services, the net density allowed under'-R-1 is three units per acre. The preliminary plat <br />,:el'loots a net density of 2.03 units per acre (not including Wetlands). All of the proposed lots <br />meet ~rban single-family standards for lot width, size, and frontage on a public road. <br /> <br />Yhcre arc substantial wetlands on the proposed plat. The applicant is voluntarily showing a 10- <br />tb{)t wetland buffer on the preliminary plat, which is-not yet required by City Code. Some <br />t'evisi~ms to the grading and drainage plan are required per the City Staff Review Letter. The <br />grading and drainage plan will have to be reviewed and approved by the Lower Rum River Water <br />Management Organization (LRRWMO). The preliminary plat is proposing to fill 0.3 acres of <br />wetland to construct Street D; this will also be reviewed by the LRRWMO. <br /> <br />CmT'cnl ('ity Code requires density transitioning between the project area and adjacent rural size <br />!ot.s. q'bcrc is significant tree cover on the site that combined with the wetland area will largely <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br /> <br />