04F - Preliminary Plat of Trailside Estates

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5. All of the residential lots meet the minimum buildable lot size of 6,250 square feet, as each lot has a buildable area of at least 6,500 square feet. All residential lots also meet the minimum lot width of 50 feet,and all have at least 33 feet of frontage on public right- of-way. 6. The proposed layout of the properties is generally compatible with the layout of adjacent properties and will not constrain the future development of adjoining properties. 7. The side lot lines are substantially at right angles to straight road lines or are radial to curved road lines.There are not any bends or jogs in lot lines except in Lot 6, Block Five, where the side lot lines bend slightly to give the corner lot access to the road. 8. Each residential lot in the proposed plat has a minimum of 33 feet of frontage on a public right-of-way. 9. The layout of the proposed streets produces useable lots and do not have gradients in excess Of 12%.The steepest grade of the proposed roads is located on the south road near Lot 16,Block Three,where the grade is roughly 11%. io. Public access is not provided to the property to the north as this property can be accessed through County Road 112.Access to the Paul Bunyan Trail is provided through Outlot C. 11. The two proposed accesses on County Road 112 are 434.27 feet apart, as measured from the edge of the right-of-way. As measured from centerline to centerline, the proposed accesses are 500 feet apart. 12. The proposed plat provides for the full required right-of-way and does not propose any half-streets. 13. At the time of this report, Staff has not received any plans for road designs for the proposed roads. 14. The applicant does not propose any cul-de-sacs or any roads that terminate without a through-connection.All road ends connect to another road. 15. The proposed plat does not create any land-locked areas. The plat does not propose any through connection to the adjoining property to the north, but this property can be accessed from County Road 112. 16. The proposed plat provides the minimum required 66 feet of right-of-way for all proposed roads. 17. All street centerlines intersect at angles greater than 75 degrees, with most of them meeting at 90 degree angles. 18. The proposed plat does not include any jogs in the proposed streets. 19. At the time this report was written, designs for the proposed roads have not been submitted, so it is difficult to discern whether the proposed roads will have the required gradients at intersections and the approaches to these intersections.The slope along the south road near the intersection with County Road 112 and the eastern intersection with the other proposed road measures roughly 8%. This area will need to be graded appropriately to provide less than a 2% grade for the 50 feet approaching the intersection on each side. Planning Commission Direction: The Commission can recommend approval of the preliminary plat, recommend denial, or table the request if additional information is needed. If the recommendation is for approval or denial,findings of fact should be cited. Staff Recommendation: Based on the findings of fact presented in this report, the Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat application with consideration for the following conditions to be included with approval: 1. The structure located in the right-of-way, the structure on Lot 19, Block Five, and the structure on Lot 4,Block Two shall be removed. 2. A road design, including stormwater management, acceptable to the City Engineer and the Planning Commission, shall be submitted that meets the standards of the Pequot Lakes Road Plan and the provisions of the Land Use and Subdivision Ordinance. City of Pequot Lakes Staff Report 7_4 October 20,2005