4D - Final Plat of Keen Addition (continued), Berens

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4. Does the City Engineer agree that all improvements required are satisfactorily completed or are guaranteed by contract with adequate financial security? 5. Does an independent Professional Land Surveyor agree that the final document meets the statutory requirements? 6. Has financial security been posted in the appropriate amount? Staff Findings: The Staff provides the following findings of fact for consideration by the Planning Commission: 1. The applicant has complied with the one condition placed on approval of the preliminary plat,that Lots 2 and 3,Block One do not have direct access off of CSAH 17. 2. The Final Plat agrees with the Preliminary Plat. The design has not changed since preliminary plat approval. 3. The City Attorney has reviewed the plat and the development contract. 4. The City Engineer has been working with the applicant to review the proposed improvements and develop a development contract. 5. The applicant has submitted a plat check by an independent Professional Land Surveyor. 6. At the time of this report's preparation, the applicant was in the process of obtaining a cost estimate to be inserted into the final development agreement and to be approved by the City Engineer. Planning Commission Direction: The Planning Commission should develop findings to either approve or deny the final plat. In general,the Commission cannot deny a final plat unless the applicant will not or cannot meet the final platting requirements or the conditions of the preliminary plat approval.The Commission cannot impose additional conditions that do not fall directly within the guidelines of the final plat or relate directly to conditions imposed in the preliminary plat. The Commission also has the option to table the final plat to obtain additional information. Staff Recommendation: Based on the findings of fact presented in this report, the Staff recommends tabling the application at this time so that the applicant can submit the remaining required items. If Mr. Berens has been able to obtain a cost estimate for the proposed improvements, and the City Engineer has reviewed and approved those, the Staff would recommend that this application be approved. In addition, it should be noted that the Park Board is recommending that the applicant pay the park dedication fee, equal to io% of the property's value prior to the plat. The total estimated market value of the land prior to platting is$32,100,so the park dedication fee would be$3,210. This cost has been included in the development agreement. City of Pequot Lakes Staff Report 4-2 April 20,2006