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#02-2755 Fire Station PlatA'ar/CUP February 22,2002 Page 3 3. 4. 5. 6. for residential uses is based on the zoning density; this is currently a 2-acre zone but could change to 2-3 ur its per acre SFR or even 4+ units per acre MFR depending on its ultimate use, which is ar yet undecided. Council must consider whether the Trunk Fee is applicable to Lotsl or 2, and if so, whether the Fee should be required, waived or deferred. Documenting allowable fire station uses. Planning Commission recommended that Council should discuss and clearly document (via ordinance, restrictive covenants or other method) the City’s intent for allowed uses of the fire station site, given that this is in a residential neighborhood. The uses should be limited to fire department related uses; i.e. it is not in a location for it to become a ‘community center*, and not suited for high intensity, high trafTic uses. Lighting and signage should be low key. Lot 2 Status - ‘Lot* or ‘Outlot’? Planning Commission briefly discussed whether Lot 2 should be platted as an Outlot rather than as a buildable site. Outlot status would require a future re-platting to make Lot 2 buildable. This can be a valuable tool when the future use of a site is in doubt and the owner wants to delay certain development decisions or payment of fees. While the City will own Lot 2 and have total control of it, the City is undecided as to how it might ultimately be used. If the City sells it to a developer for a specific use, it may be less difficult to collect impact fees (park fees, stormwater fees, road costs, sewer & water costs, etc.) via a re-platting process as compared to a mere sale. Therefore, staff is suggesting that Council should strongly consider platting Lot 2 as an Outlot. Road Corridor - Public Dedication or Outlot? The road corridor is shown on the preliminary plat as an Outlot rather than as a dedicated road. However, this means that it will have a separate ta.x ID similar to a private road. This also creates the need for easements if it is not jointly owned by an association of all parcels benefitting by it. This road is going to be public in nature since it will scr\c not only the fire station but any future residential development to the east, and could potentially even be a through road to Long Lake. It would be most appropriate to dedicate it as a public road on the plat (it will then need a name...). One option is to name it the same as the road it aligns w ith best in Long Lake, which likely is Orchard Lane. This would make sense if it is to become a through road someday. If it’s never going to be a through road, it should have a different name. The plat name is proposed as Willowfire Addition; the road could be Willowfire Drive... Application Fees/Costs. No application fees have been paid; the standard application fee for the variance would be S250, for the CUP would be S250, and for the subdivision would be S375 plus ancillary road review costs, engineering and legal actual costs, etc. Out-of- pocket costs for surveying-'platting w ill be approximately S4,000, and additional fees will be incurred for legal work and filing the documents. Staff recommends that as a minimum, all out-of-pocket and consultant costs be charged. I i