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15153 Nowthen Boalevard NW i~Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 <br /> City Ela11: (763) 427-1410~!?~ax:: (763) 427-5543 ' <br /> www.ci.ram~'y.mn.us <br /> <br />September 30, 2005 <br /> <br />Tiria Goodroad <br />Pulte Homes of Minnesota Corporation <br />815 Northwest parkway, Suite 140 <br />Eagan, MN 55121 <br /> <br />Re': Preliminary Plat Review - Summerset Meadows <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Goodroad: <br /> <br /> We are in receipt of your proposed prelimhnary plat for the development of the Bauer and <br /> Green properties located west of Armstrong ·Blvd. and south of Alpine Dr. The <br /> preliminary plat submittal, entitled Summerset Meadows, consists of 54 sheets including: <br /> Existing Conditions data, Site Development Plans'~ including the: preliminary site plan., <br /> parks and open space plan, the preliminary landscaping 'plan, the preliminary tree <br /> preservation plan, and the Preliminary Plat, Utility, Grading and.Drainage Plans, dated <br /> September 6, 2005, Revised September 12; 2005 The plans w&:e prepared 15y Dahl~en, <br /> Shardlow, and Uban, Inc.; JameS: R. Hill~ Inc.; and' Graham Environmental Service, Inc. <br /> Staffoffers the following comments: <br /> <br />· General: The preliminary plat covers an area of 18-7 acres. Pulte Homes is proposing to <br />develop 606 housing units on 136 acres of the site. As part of the plat, the developer is <br />creating outlots that will. Contain commercial development on 38;5 acres~ They are als6 <br />reserving a 300-foot Wide corridor- needed for ~e. future Mi~sissippl RiVe~' Bridge <br />Crossing. This corridor is nearly. 'I4 acres in size. The residential' portion of the <br />development will consist of' 154 small,lot sing!e, family homes, 274 village row <br />townhomes, and i78 courthome (back-to-back).toWnhomes: The plat also dedicates 4.26 <br />acres as ~i public park and creates a' 2.23 acre home oWners association'park that will <br />contain a pool, tennis and basketball courts·, and a clubhouse. <br /> <br />Planned Unit Development (puD) Zoning: You are proposing that the Subdivision be. <br />· rezoned to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) due tO the desire to foster neighborhood <br />design elements as well as to make up for the loss of nearly 14 acres being given to the <br />City for the future Mississippi R/vet Bridge crossing create a unique neighborhood. The <br />following is a listing.of City Code items that you are request'.mg permission to deviate <br />from via the. PUD process <br /> <br />· Smaller lot sizes for urban single-family lots.. <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br /> <br />