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<br /> <br />September 30, 2019 <br /> <br />Julie Thometz <br />1340 Baldur Park Road VIA EMAIL <br />Wayzata, MN 55391 jthometz@comcast.net <br /> <br />Re: Subdivision on Baldur Park <br /> File # LA19-000084 <br /> <br />The City has received your proposal to subdivide your property at Baldur Park Rd. The submittal indicates a <br />proposal to combine multiple lots into three buildable lots, with a subdivision to create right of way (ROW) for an <br />extension of Baldur Park Road, resulting in a plat. This process is governed by the City’s subdivision process. <br />Based on the plan provided, the city offers the following comments: <br /> <br />The sketch plan process is an initial presentation of a subdividers plan and serves as a basis for conceptual discussion <br />between the city and the subdivider. You have been advised that your confidence in the Planning Commission and <br />Council’s response is proportionate to the level of detail offered in the submittal. <br /> <br />The platting of several lots at the northern end of Baldur Park, with an extension of Baldur Park Road does not pose <br />a significant policy question. The issues for discussion are primarily based on the details of the plan: Lot width and <br />size, ROW width and size, storm water management, floodplain impacts and solutions, etc. It is strongly <br />recommended that you retain the services of a surveyor or civil engineer to prepare responses to the items below, <br />prior to presentation to the Planning Commission and City Council. Multiple reviews of a sketch plan by the <br />Planning Commission and City Council are not available. At minimum, please provide a paper copy of the plan, I <br />have received a photograph of the plan. <br /> <br />Lot Area/ Width. As submitted, the plan is not to scale, so it is impossible to confidently determine that the lots <br />meet the requirements for size and width. That said, the minimum standards for lots in this LR-1C zone are: <br /> Lot Area: .5 acres (exclusive of public and private rights-of-way, vehicular or pedestrian easements, <br />surface areas below the ordinary high water mark of any surface water, wetlands or areas at or below the <br />floodplain elevation for a specific property), and have legal access to the building site without encroachment of <br />a wetland or floodplain area. Confirmation of the lot area is requested. <br /> Lot Width: Width of the lot is measured at the OHWL and at the 75’ setback, and must be 100 feet. The <br />lots appear to meet the standard, but should be confirmed. <br /> <br />Street design. The plan shows a cul-de-sac and a road, as advised. It is assumed that the road and cul de sac is <br />public. A waiver will be required to be approved by the City Council to reduce the width of the road ROW and <br />paved surface. Staff can support the reduction of the pavement width to correspond to the existing Baldur Park <br />Road. Staff will not support parking on this new section of Baldur Park. Stormwater management may require <br />barrier curbing in places. <br /> <br />Flood Elevation/ Wetlands. Both proposed home pads show an encroachment into the flood elevation. To meet <br />floodplain regulations, the lowest point of any structure will need to be at least 932.5. Elevating the houses on fill <br />will require a Conditional Use Permit. Engineering will need to be completed and reviewed to confirm that the fill <br />will not impact the flood level of the lake.