Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/21/2005

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All Park and Open Space Deciication requirements listed under Section 9..50.30 - Subd. 10 shall apply to cluster subdivisions. The highest priority will be given to portion(s) of the development site identified for protection in the City's Comprehensive Plan and the Master Park and Trail Plan. The City Council and the developer may also negotiate scenic and conservation easements for high-value open space located within proposed cluster subdivisions. Home Owners Associations (I-tOAs) The developer shall be required to establish a Home Owners Association (HOA), whose bylaws and articles of incorporation must be reviewed by the City during the plat approval process. Such bylaws"mus't recpgnize.that the remnant'parcel may be developed ir~ the future. Design 1. of Sewer and Water Facilities. Water facilities may be provided by individual or community wells. Community wells are the preferred method of water provision. All wells are required to meet Minnesota Department of Health standards. Sewage treatment facilities may be located in commonly held or identified open space areas and protected with easements as determined to be necessary. The system must be located on a parcel controlled by the Home Owners Association. This parcel must be separate from the remainder of the parcel. The developer shall submit design information on communal systems (prepared by a certified designer) that verifies the site's ability to support a ·system that accommodates the proposed development. The City (and other monitoring agencies) must be provided with an annual inspection report of the communal system, prepared by a certified inspector. The HOA shall maintain a sufficient escrow for repair and/or replacement of the communal septic system. Upon hookup tO' City sewer and water, the communal system must be properly abandoned according to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency standards; compliance will be verified pr/or to connection to City services...