Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/05/2003

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Commission will be reviewing the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning request along with a preliminary plat and site plan for the development of the outlont at their regular meeting in JLlne. The preliminary plat is showing a net density (exclusive of wetlands and major road right-of- way) of 6.3 units per acre, the proposed development complies with the R-2 maximum density restriction of 7 units per acre. The preliminalT plat is providing for a combination of public and private street3 tl2'ough the development. The public spines that will service the townhome nnits are Sodium Street, 153rd Lane, Radium Street, and Tungsten Street. Staff is recomrnending that the proposed private street along the southwestern portion of the plat serve the development as a public street. Staff met with the developer and he is agreeable to dedicating the road as a public street and the preliminary plat will be revised accordingly. A drainage and grading plan has been submitted and detailed comments are provided in the staff review letter attached to this case. The project is also subject to the review and permitting process of the Lower P,.um River Watershed Management Organization (WM0) and MPCA. A traffic generation analysis was performed by James Johnson PE. The study states that for the intersections of Alpine Drive m~d County Road 57, Alpine Drive and CSAH #5, and Alpine Drive and Highway #47 above acceptable levels of service will be maintained with the build-out of Alpine Acres subdivision. As mentioned in the City Staff Review Letter, the sanitary sewer ti'unlc line will need to be extended to and through the development. The sewer and water trunk expenditures significantly exceed the revenues associate with this development. The Public Works Committee recommended to the City Council that the City participate in the cost of extending the sanitary and the City pay the difference between the previous trunk estimate (discussed as part of Villas at Meado~v Point) and the current trunk estimate. The development is subject to density transitioning since it is located adjacent to four existing single-family homes along the southwestern plat boundary line. The applicant is proposing to satisfy density transitioning through the landscape buffer option. City Code requires a 25-foot wide buffer area along the common boundary line, which in this case is approximately 1,000 feet in length. The density transitioning plan submitted is deficient in number of p[antings and does not provide ~br a diversity of plantings. The plan will need to be revised to comply with City Code requirements. The Tree Preservation plan submitted does not provide information pertaining to the number of trees to be preserved, the species being preserved, and their sizes. A revised and n-/ore detailed tree preservation plan will be required to be submitted.