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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Anderson, Hendriksen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Abstain: CouncilmemberKurak. Case #1: Request for Final Plat Approval of Northfork St. Andrews Addition; Case of North Fork, Inc. Community Development Director Frolik stated that North Fork, Inc. was requesting final plat approval of Northfork - St. Andrews Addition. The plat consists of 44 single-family, rural residential lots. The subject plat was part of a larger area that received preliminary plat approval in 1995, as Northfork Fifth Addition. The preliminary plat for Northfork Fifth Addition expired prior to all phases receiving final plat approval. Therefore, the applicant was required to obtain a new preliminary plat approval. New preliminary plat approval was granted by the City Council on January 23, 2001. A total of 44 lots ranging in size from 1.02 to 3.5 acres in size are shown on the final plat. This is in conformance with the approved preliminary plat. At the time of preliminary plat approval, it was noted that Lots 2 and 4, Block 1, and Lots 11-13, Block 2, do not meet the 160-foot lot width requirement at the 40-foot building setback line as required for the PUD. City Council approved the preliminary plat as drawn with the direction that the development agreement requires that the homes on these lots be sited at a point where the lot is 160 feet wide. There is also an Outlot A shown on the final plat. In a previous agreement with the owners of the golf course, North Fork made a commitment to provide an expansion area for the 17th fairway at the time St. Andrews is final platted. This outlot will be conveyed to the golf course. The extension of St. Andrews Lane to the west and north is dedicated on the final plat. The final plat also dedicates two new cul-de-sacs, Inverness Court and St. Andrews Court. At the time of preliminary plat approval, City Council approved deviating from the street grid patter and naming the cul-de-sacs Inverness Court and St. Andrews Court. In accordance with the May 9, 1989 Northfork Park Dedication Agreement, there is a park dedication obligation of $500 per lot to be met in this plat. The City has established a trail development fee of $325 per dwelling unit that is also collected prior to the release of the final plat for recording. The grading and drainage plan is acceptable. The standard 10-foot drainage and utility easements (five feet on common property lines) are provided on lot perimeters. Additional utility and drainage easements have been provided per the request of the City Engineer. Some of the lots have less than a two percent grade and will be required to submit a certificate of grading prior to issuance of the certificate of occupancy. These lots are specifically identified in the development agreement. This development will require the issuance of a Watershed Management Organization permit. Staff recommended final plat approval. Councilmember Anderson stated that there are at least two lots that are only about one acre and in most communities it is not permitted to have a well and septic system on a one acre lot, but in Ramsey you can. She inquired if staff was sure that they would have adequate drain field locations. Community Development Director Frolik replied that City Code requires a minimum of two drain fields in case one fails. City Council/August 14, 2001 Page 6 of 13