Agenda - Council - 09/14/2021 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Trott Brook Crossing EAW August 2021 addressing cumulative effect under individual items, make sure to include information requested in EAW Item No. 19 9. Land Use a. Describe: i. Existing land use of the site as well as areas adjacent to and near the site, including parks, trails, prime or unique farmlands. Approximately 47% of the project area has been in agricultural use since at least the 1930s and the remaining portion consists of wetlands, woodland, grassland and a small amount of impervious and lawn at the farmstead and gravel access road. Surrounding land use is residential to the south and west, agricultural (future residential) to the north, and residential to the east (Figure 5). Farmland ratings for soils mapped in the project area are listed in Table 4 under Item 10b of this EAW. Of the fifteen soil map units present in the project area, one soil type covering 5.69% of the site is prime farmland if drained, and fourteen soils covering the remainder of the site are not prime farmland. ii. Plans. Describe planned land use as identified in comprehensive plan (if available) and any other applicable plan for land use, water, or resources management by a local, regional, state, or federal agency. The City of Ramsey 2040 Comprehensive Plan guides the site for R-1 (Low -Density Residential [MUSA]). The Comprehensive Plan requires Low -Density Residential to develop at densities of 3-4 units per acre. The proposed project could not meet that density requirement while also meeting the City minimum lot size requirements. Therefore, the net density of the site, after factoring out open space, is 2.2 lots/acre. The plat dedicates 21.9 acres for parks and open space with approximately 6.8 acres of the park consisting of wetlands. The proposed plan for Trott Brook Crossing includes a trail connection with the existing development to the south. The City of Ramsey Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan shows proposed future trail connections west and east of the existing development south of Trott Brook. Mapping prepared by the Minnesota DNR shows Metro Conservation Corridors on the western, eastern and northern portions of the City of Ramsey including Trott Brook Crossing. iii. Zoning, including special districts or overlays such as shoreland, floodplain, wild and scenic rivers, critical area, agricultural preserves, etc. Zoning Overview The City of Ramsey Zoning Map shows the majority of the project area zoned for R-1 MUSA (Low - Density Residential). One parcel (PID #09-32-25-42-0003) on the southwest portion of the site is currently zoned R-1 Rural Developing, but will be rezoned to R1 MUSA. The Trott Brook Crossing project will comply with City R-1 MUSA zoning requirements with plat approval. 6