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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 15153 Nowthen BoUlevard NW · Ramsey, Minnesota 55'303 CitY Hall: (763.) 427-1410 · Fax: (763) 427-5543 www.ci2ramsey, mn.us September 27, 2002 Revised November 8, 2002 Revised January t 0, 2003 Dave Schulte Turtle Moon Inc. 8741 Central Avenue Blaine, MN 55434 Re: Preliminary Plat Review: Rivenwick 3~a Addition Dear Mr. Schulte: We are in receipt of your preliminary plat to develop a townhome development· in the City of Ramsey. The preliminary plat consists' of a Preliminary Plat Sheet, Existing Conditions Sheet, Preliminary Site & Utility Plan, and a Preliminary Grading Plan prepared by Pioneer Engineering dated August 2, 2002, revised September 25, 2002. We offer the following comments: · General: The subject property is 1.9.46 acres in size and is generally located soUth. of Riverdale Drive and north of the existing Rivenwick 2ad Addition residential development. The preliminary plat presented proposes to develop the property with 112 townhouse units~ The townhomes will be subject to., a site plan review for all other aspects of the proposal including but not limited to architectural standards, off-street parking, structure setbacks, and landscaping. Platting: The proposed plat for RivenwiCk ya Addition· will be platted as a COmmon Interest Community (CIC). The preliminary plat the City reviews Will consist of large lots and each individual townhouse unit will be recorded at Anoka County when the Construction of the townhome units has commenced. The townhouse units platted at Anoka County must conform to. the. approved Site plan and prelim/nary plat. . Zonine: A majority of the subject property is zoned R-2 and the proposed townhouse deVelopment is a permitted use within, the I~-2 Medium Density Residential district. Due to the realignment of R.iverdale Drive to the north, a port/on of the subject'property is zoned'B-1 Business and therefore will needto be rezoned to R~2 MediUm Density. Resid.ential. The City has receiVed.the required .rezoning application; the City Council' will be reviewing the request on'November 12, 2002. De.nsity: The subject' property is 19146 acres in size. The Comprehensi. ve Plan stipulates major road right-of-ways must be subtracted from the total parcel area to determine net density. Kiverdale Drive is a MSA road and therefore the net project area is 16.0 acres in. size. Net density for the is 7~0 units per acre (112 units/16 acres). -155-