11-19-2007 Planning Commission Packet

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�, �� , 07-3325 14 November 2007 Page 2 of 3 Conformity with Zoning District Lot Requirements The property is in the RR — 1 B, One Family Rural Residential District, which allows for single family residential uses with a minimum lot size of two dry buildable acres. Each proposed lot is intended to contain the minimum of 2.00 acres of dry buildable land. A wetland exists on the "parent" parcel and has been delineated. Lot 1 is proposed to contain 2.0 dry acres and Lot 2 is proposed to contain 2.03 dry acres and the 0.97 acre wetland. � The existing lot at 80 Wear Lane appears to meet the 200' minimum width requirement at the building setback of 50'. Neither of the proposed new lots will meet the minimum width at the building setback. In fact, the 200' minimum width is not reached on Lot 1 until a point approximately 280' into the property and on Lot 2 the minimum width is not met until a point approximately 90' into the property. Lot Layout and Lot Standards The proposed lots shown on the proposed plan are irregularly shaped. Both lots are proposed to access off of Wear Lane. There is no shared driveway access proposed and it appears the home on Lot 1 would maintain the existing driveway. On-Site Sewage Treatment Septic reports have been submitted and reviewed by the City Septic Inspector and the proposed sites have been determined to be suitable while still allowing for a conforming house location. � ParklTrail EasementlFees or Dedication Needed The CMP indicates that no future trails are proposed along Wear Lane. Staff will recommend that the new lot be subject to the standard 8% Park Dedication Fee. Road Improvements and/or Easements Needed There are no road improvements proposed. The 3-lot plat of Rolling Meadows was approved in 1984 under virtually identical zoning district standards as today, with the cul- de-sac ending at the northwest boundary of this property. At that time, if a fourth lot had been proposed, it would likely have required the cul-de-sac be extended further south. In the early 1990's, the City added a "back lot" section to the zoning code, providing for greater standards for new front/back lot situations. Planning Commission discussed the back lot standards during the sketch plan review in September and determined that they generally supported the width variances. Staff recommends that with the addition of the fourth Iot an upgrade of this road to a paved City standard is necessary; staff's position is that the fourth lot triggers the creation of a paved road and cul-de-sac. The City requires standard perimeter and drainage easements around all property boundaries in the plat. In addition to this the City requires wetland and wetland buffer conservation and flowage easements and Protective covenants over the delineated wetlands and required buffer areas. Establishment of wetland buffers and buffer setbacks will be triggered as part of this proposed development. Stormwater and Drainage Improvements � The property will be subject to the Stormwater and Drainage Trunk Fee, established currently at $3,050 per acre for the 2-acre zone.