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C ty_ of <br />RAMSEY <br /> <br />15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW · Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 <br />City Hall: (763) 427-1410 · Fax: (763) 427-5543 <br />www. ci.ramsey.mn.us <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />May 24, 2006 <br /> <br />Aaron Stritesky Construction <br />15242 81st Court <br />Otsego, MN 55330 <br /> <br />Re: Preliminary Plat and Preliminary Site Plan Review: GAD's Prairie <br /> <br />Dear Aaron and Gary: <br /> <br />We are in receipt of your preliminary plat to develop detached townhomes on the property <br />located on County Road 5 and 145th Avenue. The preliminary plat submittal consists of 1 plat <br />sheet, 6 sheets of grading, utility, and tree preservation plans prepared by Hakanson Anderson <br />dated May 1, 2006, revised May 22, 2006 and a Landscape Plan dated April 27, 2006 prepared by <br />Garden Market and Landscape. We offer the following comments: <br /> <br />General: The property is 1.77 acres in size and is located north of Iodine Street on County Road <br />5 (Nowthen Boulevard). The preliminary plat of GAD's Prairie proposes 7 one-level detached <br />townhome units that would be association-maintained. The preliminary plat is being processed in <br />conjunction with a site plan review and a zoning amendment to Planned Unit Development <br />(PUD). <br /> <br />Zoning: The subject property is currently zoned R-2: Medium Density Residential, which allows <br />3 to 7 units per net acre. Townhomes are a permitted use within this district. However, because <br />of the limited parcel width and the unique housing product proposed, the applicant is seeking a <br />rezoning to Planned Unit Development (PUD). <br /> <br />Lot Size and Dimensions: The proposed lots vary in width, from 35 feet to 45 feet. Lot size <br />varies from 2,773 square feet to 3,345 square feet. There is no minimum lot size or dimensions <br />for townhomes. However, all lots must indicate a minimum of 3 feet of separation between walls <br />and appurtenances (patios, porches, and stoops) and property lines, per the building code. Please <br />submit a revised plat indicating the distances between proposed houses and property lines. <br /> <br />Density: The site is proposing 7 units,- for a total net density of approximately 4 units per acre. <br />Two additional homes are planned, when and if Helium Street becomes a through street. At the <br />time that these outlots are replatted into buildable lots, as part of a minor subdivision, and the <br />overall density would be approximately 5 units per acre. <br /> <br />Setbacks: The following chart indicates the deviations proposed from the setbacks for the R-2 <br />Medium Density Residential district. None of the proposed structures conform to the minimum <br />separation for buildings of 20 feet, as these buildings are single-family in style. Three of the <br /> <br /> <br />