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CASE #: 3 <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR SITE PL.4aN REVIEW OF RIYE1NWICK 3m) ADDITION <br />CASE OF TURTLE MOON INC. <br /> By: Megan Wald, Associate Planner <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Turtle Moon Inc. has applied for site plan review of a townhome development. The property, is <br />generally located south of R/verdale Drive and north of the existing R./venwick urban residential <br />development. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your review: <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br />c) <br /> <br />Site location map <br />Site Plan <br />City Staff Review Letter dated AUgUst ~ '~ <br /> ~.0,. ~.002 <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />State statute does not require site plans to be subjected to a public hearing. However,. the <br />development is required to go through preliminary, plat review and residents within 700 feet were <br />notified of the proposed development. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The project area is approximately 19.46 acres in size. The maximum net density established in <br />the 1t-2 District is 7 units per acre. The site plan is proposing the development of 112 <br />townhouse units. The development contains an MSA road and therefore, the net area of the <br />project area is 16 acres. Net density for the proposed development is 7 units per acre; this <br />complies with City Code. The development will be platted as a Common Interest Community <br />(CIC), which means the individual townhouse units will be platted at Anoka County when <br />construction of the units has commenced: When the developer plats the individual units-at Anoka <br />County, tt{ey must conform to the approved site plan and preliminary plat. <br /> <br />The majority of the-property is zoned R-2 Residential and a small portion of the property is <br />zoned B-I Business. The developer has submitted an application to rezone the B-1 portion of the <br />subject property, to R-2 11esidential. <br /> <br />The townhouse units will front onto private streets. The private streets will provide access to <br />138'h Avenue, which provides access to Riverdale Drive. R_iverdale Drive is proposing to <br />connect to Highway #10 and to Garnet Street. Connecting Riverdale Drive to Highway #10 wiI1 <br />involve the resignalization of Highway #10 and Ramsey Blvd. intersection. In order to <br />accomplish this connection and the necessary signalization upgrade, the developer will need to <br />acquire property to the west, wh/ch is owned by Anoka County. In conversations between <br />Anoka County and the developer, the proposed connection is acceptable, however it is <br />anticipated that some time will be required to resolve legal issues. Staff is recommending the <br />developer construct Riverdale Drive as proposed with. the provision that the connection of <br />P, dverdale Drive to the highway will 'be temporary in nature. When Anoka County-and the <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br /> <br />