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15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW · Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 <br />City Hail: (763) 427-1410 · Fax: (763) 427-5543 <br />www.ci.ramsey.mn.us <br /> <br /> September 27, 2002 <br />'Revised November 8, 2002 <br /> <br />Dave Schulte <br />Turtle Moon [nc. <br />8741 Central Avenue <br />Blaine, MN 55434 <br /> <br />Re: Site Plan Review: RiVenwick 3a Addition <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Schulte: <br /> <br />We are in receipt of your site plan to develop a townhome development in the City of. Ramsey. The ~ite <br />plan consists of a Site Plan-sheet prepared by Pioneer Engineering dated August 2, 2002, revised <br />September 25, 2002. We offer'the following comments: <br /> <br />General: The subject property is 19.46 acres in size and is generally located south of Riverdale DriVe <br />and north of the existing RivenWick residential development. The site plan is proposing to develop 112 <br />t°wnhoUSe units. <br /> <br />Zonine: The subject property is zoned R-2 and the proposed townhouse development· is a permitted use <br />in the R-2 district. A small portion of the property is zoned B-1 Business and a rezoning application has <br />been submitted to Staff to rezone the subject-B~-i Business portion .to R-2 Medium Density Residential, <br />The City Council will be reviewing the rezoning request at their November 12, 2002 meeting. <br /> <br />Density:. The subject property is I9.46 acres in siZe. The Comprehensive Plan Stipulates major·road <br />right-of-ways must be subtracted from the total parcel area in order to determine net density. The <br />proposed development will' contain a MSA. road and therefore the net project area is 16 acres. Net. <br />density for the project area. is 7.0 units per acre (112 units/16 acres). <br /> <br />Streets: The development is providing the required public street (138~ Avenue) through-the <br />development. Private streets are being proposed and are serving as access driveways to the public street <br />as ·reqUired by City Code. The private streets are 24 feet in width :and therefore on-street parking will not <br />be permitted, <br /> <br />The table beloW indicates City' Code requirements for private street lengths in the R-2 district: <br /> <br />MaXimum private street length without a. 200 feet <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />-784- <br /> <br />· turnaround provided. <br /> <br />Maximum private street length with a turning <br />)rovision provided <br /> <br />Maximum private street length with a cul-de-sac <br />provided <br /> <br />3'00-feet <br /> <br />600 feet, when exceeding the 300 foot length' <br />requirement? the private street width must be 32 feet. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />