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15-3734 <br />June 3, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br />Issues for Discussion <br />The following potential items for consideration were reviewed by the Planning Commission, and <br />should also be addressed by the City Council: <br />1. Should a road corridor for potential connection to Stubbs Bay Road North be established? <br />2. The applicant is advised to carefully review the buildability of the northerly lots in <br />relation to ability to provide for conforming home locations and septic sites. <br />3. Should the applicant’s suggestion of reducing the width of Lots 1 and 2 to 175’ be <br />allowed? Staff would note that this was only allowed on Kintyre because it was platted <br />via the PRD process and a substantial area of upland was preserved in a conservation <br />outlot which preserved a long natural view from Watertown Road with wooded <br />backdrop, that would have been otherwise lost. Staff questions whether similar conditions <br />exist in this property to justify smaller lot widths. This should be discussed. <br />4. What is applicant’s ultimate intent for the portion of property not being divided? (For <br />now, no plans to develop) <br />5. What is applicant’s intent for the access to the existing house on Lot 5? (Driveway to the <br />new cul-de-sac) <br />Additional items that came up during the Planning Commission review: <br />- The owners of 300 Stubbs Bay Road (just west of proposed Lot 6) indicated that <br />proposed Lot 6 is relatively flat and their existing views would be impacted. Planning <br />Commission questioned whether screening might be possible. <br />- Extension of the private road out to Stubbs Bay Road in the driveway corridor currently <br />serving 300-350 Stubbs Bay Road would be difficult due to low topography and annual <br />flooding. <br />Summary <br />The goal of this review is to provide the developer with an overview of the pertinent City <br />ordinances and how they affect the proposed plat, and to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of <br />the proposal. The Planning Commission memo describes a number of items for consideration <br />with the proposed plat and should provide direction to the developer regarding the plat. During <br />the sketch plan review, the developer should advise whether any of the issues noted present <br />particular problems, so that those issues can be discussed and the potential for approval or denial <br />of any necessary variances to code standards can be addressed. Council should review each <br />topic and identify any issues to which the developer should pay special attention. <br />Staff Recommendation <br />As a sketch plan review, any comments or suggestions to the applicant are non-binding but will <br />be extremely helpful as the applicant moves forward. While no formal action is required, this <br />memo and exhibits will serve as a foundation for the Council’s discussion with the applicant to <br />bring to light potential issues for consideration and issues to be addressed when the formal <br />Preliminary Plat application is submitted. <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />Advise the applicant on whether there are specific concerns about the proposal or any items that <br />should be addressed in making a formal Preliminary Plat application. <br />Item #07 - CC Agenda - 06/08/2015 <br />File #15-3734 [Total Pages 61]