Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/24/2006 - Special Meeting

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Shade Tree Creek Preliminary Plat Review April 21, 2006 3 off Wetlands: A portion of the property is wetland. The City has adopted a wetland buffer ordinance that applies to your plat. The wetland is determined to be categorized as "Preserve" and requires a buffer that ranges fi.om twenty-five (25) feet to f'ffiy (50) feet and maintains an average width of thirty (30) feet throughout. It appears that existing vegetation may satisfy the buffer requirements. The buffer area is required to be marked with appropriate monumentation and cannot be graded or mowed. At this time, monumentation is required only for Lots 5-6 Block 3. If and/or when the remaining lots are developed, addition monumentation will be required. Also, at the time of final plat recording, you must record a notice of the wetland buffer requirement and prohibited activities against the title of each impacted lot with the office of the Anoka County Recorder. A complete llst of prohibited activities is available from the Community Development department. It appears that the plat will require wetland filling. In instances where roadways must be aligned adjacent to or across a wetland, additional wetland filling to create a buffer strip is not required. A Lower Rum River Water Management Organization Permit (LLRWMO) is required for this plat. Final plat approval will be contingent on receipt of this permit. Drainage and Grading: · Retaining walls need to signed by an Engineer and submitted to the City of Ramsey for approval. Any retaining wails higher than 42" must have an approved railing or fence. · The storm water calculations must be submitted to the Lower Rum River Water 4Management Organization CLRRWMO) for review and approval. · 3[ revised grading plan needs to ~3e submitted to the LRKWWO for approval. · A NPDES permit is also required with a courtesy copy of the City of Ramsey. Streets and Access: The preliminary plat proposes to provide two public streets (Erldum Street and 177m Avenue). City urban standards must be followed in the construction of all streets fronting proposed lots. The plan has been revised to eliminate the need for a variance to cul-de-sac length on Erkium Street. The section of Erkium Street south of the proposed lots should be indicated as an outlot, rather than being platted. Wayne and Marian Meloche are the property owners south of the plat and currently have a private easement through your property under the Development Agreement for Riverbrook. The existing private road easement will remain through the parcel, until such a time when the parcel fully develops. The plan indicates the extension of 177th Avenue to the west boundary of the plat. A variance has been granted to construct this road to the extent of the plat. Urban standards should be followed along the proposed lots, and rural standards are acceptable west to the parcel boundary. The City is exploring options for obtaining right-of-way to make that connection continuous all the way to Hw. 47 to the west. 46