Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/02/2006

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CASE #: ~ REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN REVIEW OF AMBER RIDGE 2~D ADDITION; CASE OF E&G DEVELOPMENT, LLC By: Sylvia Frolik, Asst. Community Dev. Director/HRA Exec. Director Background: Lawrence Olson of E&G Development has submitted a sketch plan to replat Outlot B, Amber Ridge into 5 single family urban lots and one outlot. The property is located on the east side of T.H. #47, at the. southerly terminus of Argon Street N.W. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site location map b) Sketch plan c) City Staffreview letter dated January 13, 2006 Notification: No public hearing is required at the sketch plan stage of a plat. However, the City Council adopted a policy requiring notification of proposed subdivisions to be sent out to residents within 350 feet of the subject property at the sketch plan stage. Staff attempted to notify property owners within 700 feet of the subject property. Observations: The subject property is 2.2 acres in size and is bounded on the' north and east by single family urban lots. The property is zoned R-2 Medium Density Residential and single family homes are not a permitted use in this zoning district. The development of the property with single family homes will require an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to change the land use from medium density residential to Iow density residential. If the Comprehensive Plan amendment is approved, the property will then be rezoned from R-2 Residential to R-1 Residential. Compliance with lot width, lot size, and setback requirements must be verified at the time of preliminary plat approval. The sketch plan proposes to extend the Argon Street cul-de-sac to provide public access to the lots. City Code restricts the length of dead-end streets to 600 feet. Argon Street cul-de-sac is currently about 850 feet in length. Adding to the length of the already over-extended cul-de-sac will require a variance. 71