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Date Application Received: 7/22/15 Date Application Considered as Complete: 7/22/15 120-Day Review Period Expires: 11/19/15 60-day Extension granted on 11/6/15 Expires: 1/18/16 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: November 23, 2015 Amended: November 20, 2015 Item No.: 7 ______________________________________________________________________________ Department Approval: Administrator Approval: Agenda Section: Name: Michael P. Gaffron JML Planning Dept. Title: Senior Planner _____________________________________________________________________________________ Item Description: #15-3774, Michael Steadman o/b/o Irwin Jacobs, 1700 Shoreline Drive - Preliminary Plat Approval - Resolution ______________________________________________________________________________ List of Exhibits: A – Updated Draft Preliminary Plat Approval Resolution B – Draft Council Minutes 11-9-15 C – Council Minutes 10-26-15 D – Response Letter from Applicant’s Engineer received 11-20-15 E – Letter/report from Neighbor’s Engineer 11-6-15 w/sketch F – 60-Day Extension Request 11-6-15 At the October 26 meeting Council voted 4-0 to direct staff to prepare a Preliminary Plat Approval Resolution for review and consideration, reflecting the Council’s conclusion that Heritage Lane should be extended to a new cul-de-sac built to City standards. Just prior to the November 9 Council meeting the City received a memo from Todd A. Erickson, an engineer hired by the Foxhill HOA to independently review the development. This prompted the applicant to request tabling for two weeks to allow for a response, and applicant granted a 60- day extension to the review period. The Council tabled the application and it was not reviewed at the November 9 meeting; however, a number of persons commented on the project during public comments, and the draft minutes including those comments are attached. On November 17 a meeting between staff and applicant was held to discuss the application and address the items noted in Erickson’s report. Those in attendance included Senior Planner Mike Gaffron, City Engineer Adam Edwards, City Consulting Engineer Bob Bean, applicant Mike Steadman, applicant’s engineer Mark Gronberg, a representative for Svoboda Ecological Services, and Frank Svoboda via teleconference. The result of that meeting is a response to the issues noted in Erickson’s letter, prepared by Gronberg (see Exhibit D). Staff would note that many of Erickson’s discussion points are normally required to be addressed and resolved prior to final plat approval and are not expected to be fully addressed at the preliminary plat stage. Staff would also note that the variance for road length has been discussed at the PC and Council level, and all indications are that neither body has an issue with the length. The justifications for approval of this variance are included in the findings section of the preliminary plat resolution. It should additionally be noted that a private road from Shoreline Drive ending in a cul-de-sac to serve the three lots would have to be at least 1750 feet in length, i.e. longer than the extended Heritage Lane at 1600 feet.