09-11-1989 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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Zoning File #1448 August 15, 1989 Page 3 of 5 The drainageways subject to 20' wide drainage easements merely serve to move the water from wetland to wetland but normally do not provide the same benefits as wetland areas and should not be subject to the 26' setback.) 4. Building envelope. The potential building envelope for proposed Lot 1 would appear to be east of the area dedicated for drainfield sites. An area of approximately 10,000- 12,000 square feet appears to be available, meeting the required setbacks. A second potential alternative building site would be just southwest of the pond on higher ground, but this site would require a driveway along the proposed division line or an extremely long driveway along the north and west sides of the pond. Note that the northerly 70' of the property is covered by a power line maintenance easement, with the existing power line being approximately 35' south of the north lot line. The easement language suggests that development is not disallowed within the 70' corridor so that a house could be built within that easement area. Those power line easements rui in favir of Wright Hennepin Electric Co-op and Rural Co-op Power Association. Because of the Glencoe -type high wacer table soils in the potential building sites, one would expect that a residence would be constructed with a very shallow (if any) basement, and we would expect significant filling around the foundation of the house to elevate it. This would be typical of the houses successfully developed to the immediate west of the property in the same soil types. 5. Willow Drive is currently a City road, and Public Works Director John Gerhardson notes that a new driveway curb cut at virtually any location along Willow Drive to serve Lot 1 will be suitable. The existing driveway for the house on Lot 2 is located on Willow Drive about 75' north of the intErsection With County Road 6, and would not be a suitable location for a shared driveway. With this information, staff would recommend approval of a new separate curb cut to serve proposed Lot 1.