Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/02/2002

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CASE #: ~ REQUEST FOR SITE PLA/N REVIEW OF ALPINE MEADOWS CASE OF EIGHTY SEVEN LLC By: Patrick Trudgeon, Principal Planner Background: Eighty Seven LLC has applied for a preliminary plat review of a 42-unit townhome development. The property is generally located in the southwest quadrant of T.H. g47 and 153d Avenue N.W. and the fee title owner is Blaine Edmundson. The following items are enclosed for your review: a) b) . c) d) Site location map Site plan Letter from MnDOT dated FebruarY 22, 2002' · City StaffReview Letter dated April 26, 2002 Notification: No surrounding properties were notified of the site plan submittal. However, the applicant app!ied for preliminary plat approval and a public hearing was held on February 7, 2002. Notices of these public hearings were sent to property owners within 350 feet of the subject property. Observations: The subject property is zoned R-3 Urban Residential District allows up to 7 dwelling units per acre. The property !s approximately 8.7 acres in size. When the fight-of-way of Alpine Dr. and Hwy. 47 is factored out, the property has 7.1 net acres. The site plan is proposing 42 townhouse unit with a net density of 5·.91 units per acre. A preliminary plat for the development has been submitted .and'was approved w/th conditions by the Planning Commission in April. The proposed townhome structures consist of eight four-unit buildings and two five-unit buildings .City Code restricts lot coverage to 35% and the site plan indicates a total of 47,550 square feet of building space being constructed. Lot coverage on the subject property will be approximately 15%; this meets City Code requirements. The buildings are setback at least 40 feet from the entire perimeter' of the parcel. The structures are also setback 25 feet from the edge of the public street fight of way. The applicant has applied for a variance from the required 35-foot front yard 'setback, 'which will be considered at the May 2, 2002 Board. of Adjustment meeting. The townhome units along private drives are located' tess than 25 feet from the back' of curb, which is contrary to adopted City policy. The developer will be required to arrange the townhouse units to meet the 25-foot driveway length requirement. The applicant is also requesting a variance to construct a temporary cul-de-sac.appromimately 850 feet in length. The project is subject to the review and permitting process of the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organizatiori (WMO). The development will be required to obtain a permit from 25