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AGENDA ITEM Item No.: Date: May 13, 2019 Item Description: #LA19-000018, Chris and Rachel Bollis, 350 Stubbs Bay Road North, Preliminary Plat— Resolution Presenter: Jeremy Barnhart, AICP Agenda Planning Department Community Development Director Section: Report 1. Purpose. To consider the preliminary plat for 350 Stubbs Bay Road North and adopting resolution approving the same. 2. MN§15.99 Application Deadline. The application was deemed complete on April 3, 2019. The 120 -Day review period will expire on August 1, 2019. 3. Background. The property owner proposes the subdivision of his property into two buildable lots, each meeting the minimum lot area size and frontage requirements, though one of the lots is uniquely shaped and offers limited buildable area. Section 78- 420- Lot Area/ Width: The attached Planning Commission memo provides the analysis for the proposed subdivision, and is attached as Exhibit D. 4. Planning Commission Vote and Comment. The Planning Commission reviewed the project at their meeting on April 15th. The minutes from that meeting are attached. Note that Commissioner Bollis, as property owner, abstained from the vote and removed himself from the dais during the discussion. The main discussion at the Planning Commission level involved the requirement of the cul de sac and the private road width. Cul de sac. The property owner proposes a hammerhead turn -around versus a cul de sac. While the Fire chief supports a hammer head, the city code requires a cul de sac, to facilitate the turning movements of large vehicles, including emergency vehicles, school buses, garbage/ refuse haulers, and delivery trucks. After much discussion, the Planning Commission did not support a departure from the city code. Private road width. The property owner proposes pavement width of 20 feet, the city code requires 24 feet wide. The applicant has stated that the reduced width protects existing screening evergreen trees. Staff did not support the deviation from the width, but the Planning Commission supported the width at 24 feet wide for the first 50 feet (to coincide with the first driveway serving the adjacent property, 300 Stubbs Bay), and the remainder being 20 feet wide. The Planning Commission did recommend approval of the preliminary plat, with staffs recommended 5 conditions, though condition #3 (the driveway width) was amended. The draft Prepared By: J. Barnhart Reviewed By: Approved By: Gross Dry Dry buildable Wetlands Frontage Frontage area Buildable requirement (acres) (Feet) requirement (acres) (acres) (acres) (Feet) Lot 1 2.44 2.03 1 2.0 0.41 367 1 200 149 (200 Lot 2 7.77 3.49 2.0 4.28 adjusted) 200 The attached Planning Commission memo provides the analysis for the proposed subdivision, and is attached as Exhibit D. 4. Planning Commission Vote and Comment. The Planning Commission reviewed the project at their meeting on April 15th. The minutes from that meeting are attached. Note that Commissioner Bollis, as property owner, abstained from the vote and removed himself from the dais during the discussion. The main discussion at the Planning Commission level involved the requirement of the cul de sac and the private road width. Cul de sac. The property owner proposes a hammerhead turn -around versus a cul de sac. While the Fire chief supports a hammer head, the city code requires a cul de sac, to facilitate the turning movements of large vehicles, including emergency vehicles, school buses, garbage/ refuse haulers, and delivery trucks. After much discussion, the Planning Commission did not support a departure from the city code. Private road width. The property owner proposes pavement width of 20 feet, the city code requires 24 feet wide. The applicant has stated that the reduced width protects existing screening evergreen trees. Staff did not support the deviation from the width, but the Planning Commission supported the width at 24 feet wide for the first 50 feet (to coincide with the first driveway serving the adjacent property, 300 Stubbs Bay), and the remainder being 20 feet wide. The Planning Commission did recommend approval of the preliminary plat, with staffs recommended 5 conditions, though condition #3 (the driveway width) was amended. The draft Prepared By: J. Barnhart Reviewed By: Approved By: