Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/06/2003

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River Park Subdivision Sketch Plan Review January 30, 2003 2 of 3 Compatibility with the purposes and intents of the Zoning Chapter and the City's Comprehensive Plan, specifically residential density requirements. Increases [n density may be allowed, provided that traffic patterns will not be adversely affected and that public facilities are adequate. Provisions fbr a minimum of 20% public open space and/or 50% private open space protected by adequate covenants running with the land or by conveyances or dedications. It doesn't appear that your plan for the property meets the intent and criteria for a PUD~ especially the open space requirement. You have indicated that you do not have any intention of dedicating any permanent open space, that you intend to subdivide the rest of your property to its ultimate density when sanitary sewer and municipal water are available to the site. The alternatives at this point would be to request an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to provide for cluster developments on communal septic systems or subdivide the property in accordance with the current 2.5 acre minimum lot size. I I ! I I I I .Lot Sizes: The minimum lot size in the Rural Developing area is 2.5 acres. Your sketch plan proposes urban sized lots at a minimum of 10,800 square feet each. As stated above, to proceed with the plan as proposed would require an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinances as the proposal does not meet the intent and criteria of a PUD. I I Density: Net density for the subject property has been established at 1 unit per 2.5 acres, which permits the development to develop [5 lots on the 37.1-acre parcel. The sketch is proposing to develop 16 lots, which exceeds City COde requirements. Lot Dimensions: The minimum lot width is 200. feet in the Rural Developing': area. In accordance with your proposal for a cluster development of urban sized lots in anticipation ~f sanitary sewer and municipal water eventually being extended to the' property, you have proposed 80 foot lot widths. I I I Rum River Scenic Overlay District: The subject property is located within the Rum River Scenic District and subject to a 2.5 acre minimum lot size. The DNR will have to approve the proposed deviation from the 2'.5 acre lot size requirement. Drainage: A drainage plan will be reviewed as part of the preliminary plat submittal. Access to Lots: This development is proposing access from Germanium Street N.W. The proposed, street pattern includes two cul-de-sacs, with the terminal cul-de-sac proposed to be temporary until the roadway is extended westward.i The proposed' temporary' cubde-sac is approximately 695 feet in length. This exceeds the 600 foot maximum cul-de-sac length established in City Code. The cul-de-sac length can. meet City Code by reducing the number of lots. It shall be a requirement of the development to-reserve and construct accesses to the property lines of the plat. I I i I I 102