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-116- Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commismoner KociScak, to recommend that City Council approve the preliminary plat of Wurm-Paumen Properties to develop 29.2 acres on Ramsey Boulevard at t58th Lane NW contingent on compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated August. 29, 2002, and receiving the appropriate permits from Other agencies. Further discussion: Commissioner Johnson stated that the reason he made the motion is that they have staff telling them that the lot is buildable and the actual location, of the home will depend on .a lot of factors: Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nix-t, Commissioners Johnson, Kociscak, Brauer, and Reeve. Voting No: None, Absent: Commissioner Watson. Case #2: Request for Preliminary Plat Review of Rivenwick 3rd Addition; Case of Turtle Moon, Inc. Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 7:55 .p.m. in order to call the public heating to order. Pub iic Hearing Chairperson Nixt called the public heating.to order at 7:55 p:m. Presentation Associate Planner Wald stated that the City received an application from Turtle Moon Inc. for preliminary plat review of a townhome development. The property is generally located south of Riverdale Drive and north of the ex/sting Rivenwick urban residential development. The project area is approximately 19.46 acres in size. The maximum net density established in the K-2 District is 7 units per acre. The preliminary plat is proposing to development 112 townhouse units; a net density of 7 units per acre. The development wilt be platted as a Common Interest Community (CIC), which means the individual townhouse units will be. platted at Anoka County when construction of the units has commenced. The development is subject to site plan review for architectural standards, landscaping, unit size, streets, and screening. As outlined in-the preliminary plat, Outlot D and E of Rivenwick, has been platted to represent the potential alignment of Riverdale Drive. The developer is proposing to shift the proposed Riverdale Drive alignment to the north in order to provide a public street through the development. Property located south of Outlot E and D is zoned K-2, property located to the north is zoned B-I' BUsiness, The proposed realignment of Riverdale Drive to the north results in a small p0mon of the project area being zoned B-1 Business. The portion of the property zoned B-1 will need to be rezoned to P~~2 in order to facilitate the proposed townhouse development. The City has. received a rezoning application, and the Planning Commission Will be reviewing the rezoning request at their October meeting. The townhouse urnts will front onto private streets. The private streets will provide access to 138th Avenue, which-provides access.to Riverdale Drive. Riverdale Drive. is proposing to connect to Highway #1'0 and to Garnet Street. Connecting Riverdale Drive to Highway #10 w/Il:involve the resignalization of Highway' #t0 and Kamsey Blvd. intersection. In order to accomplish this connection and the necessary signalization upgrade, the developer, will Planning Commission/September 5, 2002 Page 7 of 16 I I I I I I I I