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CASE #: q 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 Unit Development (PUD) subdivision on the property generally located north of Potassium Street and south of" 157~h Lane. The fi~llowing items are enclosed for your information: a) Site location map b) Preliminary Plat/Site Plan c) Planning Commission meeting minutes dated April 7, 2005 d) Letter from Sarah Pickhardt dated April 6, 2005 c) Petition h>rm undersigned adult residents of Ramsey 1:) Letter from Terrance Petro dated May 21, 2005 g) Letter from Lori Thompson dated May 25, 2005 h) City Council meeting minutes dated June 14, 2005 i) Staff Review Letter dated April 1, 2005, revised May 6, 2005 Proposed resolution determining findings of fact k) Proposed resolution for preliminary plat approval/denial Observations: q'hc subject property is 10 acres in size and zoned R-1 Single Family. City Code restricts density to three units per acre or up to four units per acre through a PUD. The City Council will be reviewing the Applicant's request to rezone the property from R-1 to PUD subsequent to this case. The request for a rczoning relates to the utilization of townhomes within the development and to address deviations from City Code related to setbacks and cul-de-sac length. The revised preliminary plat is proposing to develop 23 detached townhome units for a net density of 3.3 units per acre. It should be noted that when the Planning 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 unit. City Ct>dc requires developments utilizing townhomes within the R-1 district to be reviewed under the R-2 standards. The development is meeting or exceeding the standards established in the R-2 district with the exception of the structure to structure setback. City Code establishes a 20 foot setback from slructure 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 1,005 I'cct in length, which exceeds the 600 foot cul-de-sac length restriction established in City Code. q'hc proposed deviation will need to be approved as part of the acceptance of the PUD rezoning. The 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