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With that in mind, a Zoning Amendment will be required. The following Zoning Districts will be required for this <br /> project. <br /> 1165 Foot Wide Lots �R-1 Residential (Villa)District <br /> [T5 Foot Wide Lots R-2 Residential (Detached Villa)District <br /> 40 Foot Wide Lots R-2 Residential (Townhome)District <br /> The Subject Property is also located in the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area(MRCCA), a designation of <br /> the State of Minnesota. Said rules were recently updated. The project generally conforms with the updated rules. <br /> The City will need to revise its Critical Area Ordinance as part of this project. Due to the fact that the project is <br /> located within the MRCCA and includes a quality continuous canopy coverage forest, Staff has asked the <br /> Developer to fill out an Environmental Assessment Worlcsheet(EAW), although it will not need to go through the <br /> full EAW Process as it does not meet the minimum threshold for Mandatory EAW(250 units). The City Council <br /> does have the discretion to require full EAW review.Additionally, the public could petition for EAW review. This <br /> creates a process administered by the State of Minnesota Environmental Quality Board(EQB). In summary, Staff <br /> believes the data is important and relevant and should therefore complete the standard worksheets however, full <br /> EQB Review is not required in this instance. <br /> Tree Preservation <br /> A significant amount of discussion has centered on preserving portions of the existing forestry cover. The canopy <br /> coverage of this forest is high-quality. While the understory has had some disturbance due to previous grazing by <br /> farm animals,the Planning Commission, Environmental Policy Board and City Council have agreed that the <br /> quality of the ecological area is worth attempting to protect portions thereof. <br /> Through discussions, the Developer is proposing to convey fee title of approximately 7 acres along the back side <br /> of Bowers Drive for purposes of tree preservation. Staff recommends that this is contingent upon the City <br /> successfully securing athird-party funding source intended for natural resource protection. This funding and <br /> implementation plan will continue to be discussed with Preliminary Plat. <br /> Public Park <br /> The proposed project includes a 1 acre public park. The Park and Recreation Commission is supportive of this <br /> general approach. There are limited recreation areas in this area including for existing residents in the Bowers <br /> Drive Neighborhood and Alpaca Estates Neighborhood closer to Armstrong Boulevard. Eventually,the area of the <br /> east of the Subject Property is anticipated to develop as single-family residential as well. The Park and Recreation <br /> Commission feel a public park in this area is warranted. <br /> In addition,this park is anticipated to be a nature-based park intended to preserve existing trees on the site with a <br /> tree fort theme. <br /> Riverdale Drive <br /> The project will require the extension of Riverdale Drive, a collector road serving multiple neighborhoods and <br /> business districts. The Riverdale Drive Extension is part of the long term plans to improve safety and mobility of <br /> Highway 10/169 regardless of future development. Additional detail is known since previous review. Staff will <br /> continue to work with the Developer on final design with potential construction in 2021. Additional detail on the <br /> funding approach is included in the attached Policy Framework. <br /> Staff has been working with multiple residents on refining the final layout. Staff believes that the City,Developer <br /> and Property Owner are closer to a compromise with additional refinements to be made. <br /> Access to Highway 10 <br />