07-01 - 07.02 Preliminary Plat of Keen Additon, Allen Berens, Preliminary Plat of Island VIsta, Earl Hemmerich

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5. Each lot has at least thirty-three feet of frontage on right-of-way for the proposed Josh Court. 6. The proposed Josh Court will not have a gradient in excess of 15% as this area is relatively flat and would not require any gradients near that high. 7. The right-of-way for Josh Court has been extended through the property to provide public access to the adjacent property to the north should this property be developed in the future. 8. The applicant does not propose to provide direct access to CSAH 17 from this property. Rather, residents of this area would access CSAH 17 via Ingoll Way on the south. 9. The proposed Josh Court will end in a cul-de-sac until development on the adjacent property to the north warrants construction of the road extension. 10. Temporary cul-de-sac easements have been provided on Josh Court until further construction of the road is extended to the northern edge of the property. These easements would revert back to the adjacent property owners once Josh Court is extended. 11. The radius of the temporary cul-de-sac is 68 feet, meeting the minimum required radius for a cul-de-sac. The Planning Commission further recommends that the following condition be included in a motion to approve: 1. Lots 2 and 3 of Block One shall be restricted from accessing County Road 17. 2. Preliminary Plat of Island Vista,Earl Hemmerich. The Hemmerich property is located at the western shore of Sibley Lake, a General `-' Development (GD) lake, on North Sluetter Road and is currently zoned Shoreline Residential. The property is approximately 8.8 acres in size, and the proposed subdivision would create seven lots, ranging in size from 25,660 square feet to 94,375 square feet. This application was tabled last month, not on the merits of the application, but rather because of the concern over the ability of North Sluetter Road to handle additional traffic in its current condition. The Staff informed the City Council, as requested, about the needed upgrades to North Sluetter Road, and the Council plans to further review the request at a special meeting to be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2005. The Planning Commission is recommending approval of the preliminary plat based on the following findings of fact: 1. The land is properly zoned Shoreline Residential as the land is located adjacent to Sibley Lake and is suitable in its natural state or residential development. 2. Lot 1 contains a substantial portion of the property area as wetlands, with 43,460 square feet indicated as wetland. The property also has bluff that runs to the southeast and steep slopes (greater than 12%) in the eastern portion of the property, which limits development to the southwestern portion of the property. 3. Each lot has sufficient area for the placement of two standard soil sewage treatment systems. 14084 Baxter Drive, Suite 7 Baxter, MN 56401 (218) 828-3064 www.communitygrowth.com