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P36 <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Cook, Pearson, and Elvig. <br />Voting No: Councilmembers Strommen, and Zimmerman. Abstained: Councilmember Kurak. <br /> <br />Case #4: <br /> <br />Request for Preliminary Plat Review of The Village of Sunfish Lake; Case of <br />LTR Land Development, LLC <br /> <br />Principal Plarmer Trudgeon stated that LTR Land Development, LLC has applied for preliminary <br />plat review to subdivide the Kurak property south of Sunwood Drive between Potassium St. and <br />145th Lane. The submitted sketch plan shoxvs a total of 115 housing units on 29.07 acres. The <br />property is 29.07 acres in size and currently is vacant and used for agricultural purposes. The <br />applicant is proposing to develop 79 single family lots and 36 association maintained cottages for <br />a total of 115 housing units. The property is currently zoned R-1 Residential and is located in the <br />Metropolitan Urban Service Area. The City of Ramsey Comprehensive Plan designates this area <br />fol' low density single-family residential development not to exceed a net density of 3 units per <br />acre or up to 4 units per net acre if townhomes are proposed as part of a Planned Unit <br />Development (PUD). The net density of the plat is 3.98 units per acre. The wetlands present on <br />the property have been factored out in the net density calculation. The applicant is proposing that <br />the subdivision be processed as a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The following is a listing <br />of City Code items that you are requesting permission to deviate from via the PUD process: <br /> <br />· Smaller lot sizes for urban -single family lots. <br />· Narrower lot widths for urban single-family lots. <br />· Lesser building setbacks than normal. <br />· Narrower road right-of-way than required. <br />· Narrower constructed street widths. <br />· Private streets through the association-maintained cottages. <br /> <br />The PUD Rezoning case describes the City Code deviations in greater detail. Obviously, if <br />some of the Code deviations are not allowed, the preliminary plat will need to be revised <br />accordingly. A traffic impact analysis was prepared for this subdivision by Benshoof & <br />Associates. The subdivision will generate 1,168 vehicle trips in a 24-hour period (584 entering <br />and 584 exiting). The majority of these trips will be handled by Sunwood Drive going eastbound <br />and xvestbound. The two connections to local streets (Tungsten Way and 146th Ave.) will see <br />little traffic impact. The preliminary plat shows the connection of Tungsten Way from the <br />Chestnut Hill subdivision. At their February 6, 2003 meeting, the Planning Commission <br />recommended that the 146th Ave. connection shown on the plat be closed. Staff has reviewed <br />this recommendation and feels strongly that this connection should remain. The submitted <br />grading and drainage plan will need to be corrected as noted in the City Staff Review Letter. In <br />regards to density transition requirements, the Developer is showing the use of landscape <br />buffering to fulfill density transition requirements. As mentioned in the Staff Review Letter, the <br />applicant will need to add some additional plantings to meet the required planting schedule. A <br />tree preservation plan has been included as part of the preliminary plat submittal. Tree <br />preservation areas are indicated on the plan and identify approximately 2.5 acres of trees being <br /> <br />City Council/February 25, 2003 <br /> Page 16 of 24 <br /> <br /> <br />