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need to come through this site from the South. This property will then serve adjacent properties, such as North Brook Meadows. The City can require utility connections when land subdivides at urban scales (e.g. quarter acre lots). The City cannot force a private property owner to connect to City utilities, even if they are put in the road in front of their home. This right is protected in the City Charter. • Sidewalks and Trails: The City requires a sidewalk on one side of each public street. Additionally, the City will require a trail along 173rd. Additionally, there will need to be a pedestrian crossing on 173rd. • Roads:173rd will need to be upgraded to a full public road as part of this project. The Applicant is working with the Applicant to the north coordinating on this item. It is likely that there will be a cost -share agreement outlined as part of road project, which will be discussed with the Applicants and City Council at a future date. This road must be upgraded as part of this project, in order to properly serve the new residents. • Lot Sizes and Alignments: All of the proposed lots are 80 foot wide lots. EAW Based on the scale of the project, Minnesota Statutes require that this project complete an EAW. The Environmental Analysis Worksheet was approved for distribution by the City Council with a one month public comment period, which ended on October 28, 2021. A contingency is included in the attached resolution indicating that all comments must be addressed from the EAW. The majority of comments were advisory or standard comments. The EAW is available for review at: http://www.ci.ramsey.mn.us/748/Trott-Brook-Crossing The EAW also includes the traffic study, which has also been attached for reference. Note, Council Member Howell and Musgrove have requested consideration of an additional traffic study to verify previous study results. Previous verification included the City hiring two different consultants (WSB and Bolton & Menk) to review the traffic study from the EAW. Anoka County is also reviewing the plan and have not yet submitted formal plan review comments, that will include the proposed requirement for improvements to Nowthen Boulevard/CSAH 5. The City's infrastructure study, which was jointly funded by the City (1/3 cost) also discusses and evaluates traffic. Currently, their are two separate traffic studies, one from the EAW and one from Bolton and Menk. A Draft resolution is attached if an additional study is deemed necessary. Comprehensive Plan and Rezoning (SW parcel) The southwestern most lot in the project area is currently zoned R-1 Rural Developing and guided for Rural Residential in the City's comprehensive plan. That specific property is just under 30 acres and is significantly encumbered by wetland. As part of this project, the Applicant has requested to rezone and re -guide this area to Low Density Residential and rezone it to R-1 MUSA 80, allowing for 7 lots to exist or encroach onto this property area. Parks The Application includes dedication of park land and historic barn buildings in the northeast corner of the site. The City is excited at the opportunity to bring a larger public park to this area through the dedication of land and buildings, as well as the ability to protect the historic buildings and pay homage to the history of the property. The Applicant is proposing to dedicate 10.8 acres of fully buildable land, and 4.3 acres of land underneath an electric transmission line for the park. Land under the electric transmissions lines will likely be used for parking, while the remainder of the land shall be used for other park amenities. The historic buildings will remain on the property. Planning Commission The Planning Commission voted to recommend the City Council approve the project. The Planning Commission also directed Staff to work with Anoka County to see if there are any options for improvements, specifically a roundabout, at the intersection of 175th Ave NW and Nowthen Blvd. Staff is working Platting Process 1. Sketch Plan - Identify red flags and direct the Applicant on moving forward to Preliminary Plat 2. Preliminary Plat - Engineering documents, formal public hearing, if approved, the project has entitlement (we are here)