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September 30, 2005 <br />Revised October 21, 2005 <br /> <br />15153 Nowthen Boulevard N%V · Ramsey, lvfinnesota 55303 <br />Ci~ ~all: (763) 427-i410 · Fax: (763) 427-5543 <br />www.ci.ramsey.rrm, us <br /> <br />T/na Goodroad <br />Putte Homes of Mirmesota Corporation <br />815 Northwest Parkway, Suite 140 <br />Eagan, MN' 55 i 2 i <br /> <br />Re: Preliminary Plat Review - Summerset Meadows <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Goodroad: <br /> <br />We are in receipt of your proposed preliminary plat tbr the development of the Bauer and <br />Green. properties located west of Armstrong Blvd: and south of Alpine Dr. The <br />prelimina~' plat submittal, entitled Summerset Meadows, consists of 54 sheets including: <br />Existing Conditions data, Site Development Plans including hhe prelim/nary 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 were prepared by Dahlgren, <br />Shardlow, and Uban, Inc.; James R. Hill, Inc.; and Graham Environmental Service, Inc. <br />Staff' offers the following comments: <br /> <br />General: The preliminary plat covers an ar~. of 187 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 also <br />reserving a 300-foot wide corridor needed for the furore Mississippi River Br/dge <br />Crossing. This corridor is nearly 14 acres in size. The residential portion of the <br />development will consist of I54 smalliiot single 'family homes, 274 village row <br />town_homes, and I78 cora-thorne (back-to-back) townhomes. The plat also dedicates 4.26 <br />acres as a punic park and creates a 2.23 acre home o~vners association park that will <br />contain a pool, tennis and basketball courts, and a clubhouse. <br /> <br />Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zoning: Pulte Homes is proposing that the <br />subdivision be rezoned to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) due to the desire to foster <br />neighborhood design elements as well as to make up for ):he loss of nearly 14 acres being <br />given to the Ci~ for the future Mississippi River Bridge crossing create a unique <br />neighborhood. The ibiS. owing is a listing of City Code items that you are requesting <br />permission to deviate from via the PUD process <br /> <br />Smaller lot sizes for t~rban single-family lots. <br />Narrower lot widths for urban single-family tots. <br /> <br />-272- <br /> <br /> <br />