Agenda - Planning Commission - 11/07/2002

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I '! L~l November 1, 2002 I I I I I I I I .John Peterson Oakwood Land Development, Inc. 1611 Hwy. #10 N.E. Spring Lake Park, lVlN 55432 15/53 Nowthen Boulevard NW · Rarnsey, Minnesota 55303 City Hall: (763) 427-14/0 · Fax: (763) 427-5543 www.ci.ramsey.mn.us Re: Preliminary Plat Review: Wildlife Sanctuary 3~ Addition Dear John: We are in receipt of your preliminary plat to develop single-family, urban residential lots in Ramsey. The preliminary plat consists of four sheets (Preliminary Plat, Preliminary Grading Plan, Preliminary Utility Plan, and Preliminary Tree Plan) all prepared by Passe Engineering,. Inc. and dated October 2, 2002. We offer the following comments: GeneraI: The subject property is approximately 23.5 acres in size and is generally located west of T.H. #47 and north of Alpine Drive N.W. The preliminary plat proposes to plat two existing homesteads into one existing homestead and 45 new lots for development. The plat area includes the back yards of two existing homesteads to the east. City Code encourages the platting of property and Staff is requesting that the Developer consider including the entirety of the two existing homesteads to the east in the plat. The platting of the two homesteads to the east will simplify the legal descriptions of their property from the current metes and bounds descriptions. Zoning: The proper/y is located within the M.U.S.A boundary and is currently zoned R-1 Residential. · Density: The 2001 Comprehensive Plan.designates this area for low density single family residential development and low density has been established at 3 un/ts per net acre. The gross density of the project is 1'.95 units per acre. Factoring out the 1...12 acres of wetland results in a net density of 2.05 units per acre. Lot Size and Dimensions: Ail of the lots meet the 10,800 square foot lOt size requirement. The preliminary plat should be revised to include measurements that will verify that the 80 foot (90 feet on comer lots) lot width requirement is complied with either at the street frontage or the building setback line. Lot dimensions should be shown to the nearest tenth of a foot. The necessary measurements to make this determination are missing on Lot 3, Block 2; Lots 2-5, Block 3; Lots 2-9 and 11 of Block 4; Lots 1-3 and Lots 12 and 1'3, Block 5. It is the City's understanding that the existing structure on Lot 1 and 2 of Block 2 is to be razed, and that the structure on Lot 13, Block 5 is to remain. The d.e-velopment agreement should specify what improvements are to be made to this remaining structure.