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FILE#LA19-000084 <br /> October 21,2019 <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br /> Analysis <br /> The main change from previous version is the introduction of an extension to Baldur Park <br /> Road and a cul de sac. Baldur Park Road is currently a public road, and the applicant has <br /> indicated that the proposed extension will be also. There is no room to construct a cul de <br /> sac at the current northern end of Baldur Park Road. <br /> The property is currently zoned LR-1 C and guided for Urban Low Density Residential. <br /> The application does not propose a change to either document, and pending further refined <br /> plans, is anticipated to conform. <br /> Floodplain. Perhaps the largest issue to be resolved is the floodplain impact. The site is <br /> bounded on two sides by Lake Minnetonka and is generally flat. Portions of the property <br /> appear to be below the floodplain boundary elevation of 931.5. The MCWD had provided <br /> comments based on preliminary review of the 2018 plan,these comments remain relevant. <br /> Their comments are attached as Exhibit D. <br /> The sketch plan, includes some preliminary floodplain mitigation strategies that have not <br /> been reviewed. These strategies include excavating between the proposed houses. It is not <br /> clear if the excavated area is included as part of the lot area calculation. As mitigation to <br /> floodplain impacts may have a dramatic effect on the plan, including lot lines, staff <br /> recommends these impacts be noted and understood prior to this item being placed <br /> on the City Council agenda. <br /> Road/Cul de sac length. Baldur Park Road is currently approximately 990 feet from its' <br /> intersection with Birch Lane. The maximum length permitted by code is 1000 feet. Baldur <br /> Park Road currently ends without a turn-around or cul de sac. The proposed extension of <br /> Baldur Park will lengthen the road about 400 feet to approximately 1390 feet. Staff <br /> supports this deviation as a cul de sac benefits the public and there are no other options to <br /> reduce the length of the cul de sac. <br /> The right of way width is not indicated, but per city code must be 50 feet wide. Per Code, <br /> the paved surface must be 24 feet wide, but staff supports a deviation to the current paved <br /> width of Baldur Park, approximately 18 feet wide. The Council seemed to support this <br /> flexibility. <br /> It appears that the road is proposed above the base flood elevation of 931.5, though further <br /> detail will be necessary. <br /> Lot area. Each lot created must be 0.5 acres and 100 feet of width. Since these are lake <br /> lots, the width is measured at the lake and 75 feet back. Chapter 82 of the City Code, in <br /> defining lot area, excludes public and private rights-of-way, vehicular or pedestrian <br /> easements, surface areas below the ordinary high water mark of any surface water, <br /> wetlands or areas at or below the floodplain elevation for a specific property), and have <br /> legal access to the building site without encroachment of a wetland or floodplain area. <br /> Based on the plans submitted, it is not possible to definitively determine if the lots meet <br /> the code requirements. If the Planning Commission supports the general development, <br />