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#05-3097 April 18,2005 Page 3 of 6 Street, the lot will be subject to the oack-lot standards as an additional Fox Street access solely for this lot would not be permitted. Ail proposed lots appear to meet the minimum standards for lot area and width established by the RR - IB zoning district. It should be noted however, that lot 5 shows wetlands labeled as “ditch wetlands”. The area of these wetlands has not been deducted from the 2.05 lot area proposed. The City is currently under a moratorium regarding standards for wetlands and it is envisioned that these “ditch wetlands” would be required to be deducted from the lot area. This potentially eliminates this lot. Lots 1-S show proposed building pads which meet the required RR - IB setbacks. However, lot 6 is teing considered a back-lot and is therefore subject to the back-lot standards, including 150% of the required setbacks. This would require 75' setbacks from Fox Street and the new west lot line abutting the outlot. Variances would be required in order to retain the guest house and staff would recommend that it be removed. Road Layout rad Standards The im>posed road corridor is 50 feet in width with a 100* diameter cul-de-sac as required by the Subdivision Ordinance and the CMP for a local private road. Retaining walls are shown on lots 1 and 4, which are necessary to due to the topography. The wall on lot 1 appears to approach 4’ in height and the wall on lot 4 reaches 6’ in height. All retaining walls excec^ng 4* in height will require an engineered design, or they must be revised to be a tiered system. The standard paved width for this road would ^ 28 feet with a 50* diameter cul-de-sac. The City Engineer has yet to submit comments regarding the Road Plan and Profile. The current access for proposed lot 6 (existing home) is located at the Fox Street frontage of lot 1. This access must be eliminated as part of the platting process. From the private road, lot 6 will be accessed through a 30 ’ outlot in accordance with the back-lot standards. Staff finds the proposed access to be acceptable; however lot 6 would be considered a back-lot under this scenario. Also, the existing guest house has an access onto Fox Street As part of the platting process, this access should be eliminated as it constitutes an unnecessary secondary access onto the public road and makes the guest home functionally separated from the principal use. Park/Trail Easement or Dedication Needed The CMP indicates a future trail along Fox Street. The CMP has not indicated which side of the road the trail is planned for but it does indicate the trail would be on the shoulder or separated. In an effort to plan for the future construction of this trail, staff would recommend that a 10* trail easement be considered for dedication along Fox Street and that all setbacks shall be measured from the edge of the trail easement. In dedicating a 10* trail easement along Fox Street within the applicant’s property and measuring setbacks from the edge of that easement, the proposed building pad for lot 5 would need to move 10’ further south and the guest house becomes more non-conforming. i