Agenda - Planning Commission - 01/23/2025

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Commissioner introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #25-026 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A VARIANCE TO CUL-DE-SAC LENGTH IN RIVERSTONE SOUTH 6TH ADDITION RECITALS 1. The City of Ramsey received an application from Development Consulting Services, LLC (the "Permittee") for review of a Preliminary Plat for a proposed fourteen (14) lot, single- family residential development on the property legally described as follows: Outlot C, Riverstone South, Anoka County, Minnesota -or upon recording - Lots 1-14, Block 1, Lots 1-4, Block 2, and Outlot A, Riverstone South 6tt' Addition (the "Subject Property") 2. That the Permittee is proposing to access these new lots with an extension of 147th Avenue, which will terminate in a cul-de-sac just short of Riverdale Drive. 3. That City Code limits cul-de-sac length to no more than 600 feet, measured from the originating intersection to the end of the right-of-way. 4. That while the length of the cul-de-sac within the land being platted is less than 600 feet in length, when the existing stub of 147th Avenue is included, the approximate length is 640 feet. 5. That the Subject Property is approximately 6.21 acres in size and is zoned RI-B. 6. That the surrounding parcels are zoned R-1A, R1-B, R1-C, Parks and Open Space, and B- 2 Community Business. 7. That the Subject Property is guided as Low Density Residential on the City's Future Land Use Map, as are all surrounding parcels south of Riverdale Drive, while the parcels north of Riverdale Drive are guided as Commercial. 8. That the City does not want 147th Avenue to connect with Riverdale Drive, due to the proximity to two other intersections, as well as the curve in Riverdale Drive where the connection likely would occur. 9. That shortening the length of the cul-de-sac would result in the loss of at least one (1) lot, which would reduce the density of the project below the minimum threshold of 2.25 units per acre.