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Request for Council Action continued Page 4 September 18,1997 #2279/2280 G. Marc and Tracy S. Whitehead, 1220 Lyman Avenue - 3 Lot Subdivision and Right- of-Way Vacation - Preliminary Plat Approval unrestricted ownership, or to be owned in common with 1290 Lyman Avenue? 3. Does Council have any concerns with the various findings and conditions of the attached resolution? 4. The City Engineer has been asked to comment on the revised plat, which no longer includes any stormwater facilities. Applicant notes this is because no new road will be constructed. Staff recommends that this be reviewed by the City Engineer, and it is noted that the subdivision is subject to review and approval by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. Does Council have any concerns regarding stormwater? Note that a driveway plan will be required to detail the drainage and excavation necessary within Outlot B. Staff Recommendation Staff generally concurs with the Planning Commission recommendation. This subdivision proposal has undergone a number of refinements since the earlier four lot plan, and in staffs opinion the current proposal has the least degree of impact on the property and on the neighborhood as compared to prior proposals. Staff has always expressed a concern that additional residences on long, narrow road systems lead to increased safety concerns. Those concerns must be balanced against preservation of the character of existing neighborhoods as well as the financial impacts of upgrading those road systems. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: Address the issues noted above and any other issues of concern, and if Council so chooses, adopt the attached resolutions for vacation of the "lane" at the northwest edge of tl "i property, and granting preliminary plat approval subject to specific conditions. Certain of those conditions may need to be revised depending on Council's direction regarding road upgrades.