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15 I53' Nowthen Beulevard NW''~ Ramsey~ .Minnesota 53305 <br />City Hail: ('/63) 427-1410 ' Fax: (763) 42?-5543 <br />w,~v.ci.rn rnseyxma.t~s <br /> <br />April 21,2006 <br /> <br />Mark Strandlund <br />Shade Tree Communities <br /> 18530 Ulysses Street <br />East Bethel, MN 55011 <br /> <br />Re: Preliminary Plat- Shade Tree Creek <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Strandlund: <br />We are in receipt of your preliminary plat application for Shade Tree Creek prepared by RLK <br />Incorporated, dated April 4, 2006. We offer the following comments: <br /> cate a total of 16 single family lots on a 40 acre <br /> , -n.~ .-relkninary plat proposes to ct_e: -- -. ~ro..e,~rv is generally located south of <br /> parcel. The lots are proposea to oe u~, ..... Avenue NW. Future build-out is planned to add <br /> the intersection of Erkium Street and 177n <br /> approximately 33 additional lots when municipal services become available. <br /> Zoning{ The property is zoned R-1 Res'idential and is located in the Rural Developing Area. <br /> Lot Area and Width: The current minimum lot size in the R-1 - Rural Developing Area is <br /> 10,800 square feet, with a maximum of 32,670 square feet. The required lot width is 80 feet (90 <br /> feet for comer lots). The submitted plat conforms to all lot requirements for size and width. <br /> Density: The R-I Residential - Rural Developing Area allows a ~oss density of 1 unit per 2.5 <br /> acres, or 0.4 units per acre. The plat indicates a gross density of exactly .4 units per acre. <br /> Future Re-subdivision plan: A re.subdivision plan has been submitted, and. is generally <br /> acceptable to City Staff. <br /> Density Transitioning: According to comments provided by the Planning Commission and City <br /> Council and items stated in the R-1 clustering standards, extra density transitioning efforts are <br /> required when clustering urban-sized lots adjacent to rural lots. City Code requires Level 3 <br /> transitioning, which can be ackieved with a vegetative buffer of 24 trees every 100 feet- Existing <br /> tree cover, where applicable, can be used to safisf3' these requirements. Lots 4-6, Block 3, appear <br /> 1-3, Block 3, and Lots 1- <br /> m,kmve snfficient Iree cover for transifioning purposes. However, Lots <br /> 6, Block 1, will r~quire ad~ficrnal transnuomng'eff°rm' <br /> <br />-161- <br /> <br /> <br />