09-19-2016 Planning Commission Packet

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16-3855 ' September 14,2016 Page 8 of 10 Parks, Trails, Sidewalks There is an existing trail along the west side of Brown Road. The CMP does not suggest any plans for a future parallel trail on the east side, and all other lands along the east side are fully developed with no trail easements in place. RPUD standards require that 10% of the development site be provided as a private recreation area or open space to serve the residents of the development. The site as designed would appear to have sufficient open space to meet this objective. The applicants have suggested they would place a 10' trail easement along all interior roadways to help meet the 10% goal. Planning Commission should consider what other types of recreation space, if any, would be appropriate within the development. Park Dedication In addition to the RPUD requirement for creation of a private recreation area to serve the development residents, the City Code requires dedication of 8% of the land as public park, or payment of the equivalent value in cash. Assuming the City Council finds no need for a public park at this site, payment of the standard Park Dedication fee for 23 new building lots (credit for two existing homes) would be appropriate; the current fee ranges from a minimum of$3,250 to a m�imum of $5,550 per lot, for a potential total fee of $74,750 to $127,650. The subdivision proposal should be reviewed by the Park Commission once a preliminary plat application is filed. Stormwater and Drainage Improvements & Fees The applicants are proposing a stormwater management system incorporating a variety of methods including water re-use, pervious pavers, raingardens, ponding and sand-iron filters to result in an improved quality of runoff entering Long Lake. See Exhibit C-m. Ponding areas will require the establishment of easements and the ponding areas will not be creditable as dry buildable area. Stormwater management will be subject to City and MCWD review and approval. RPUD development is subject to a m�imum hardcover per lot of 50%. It is anticipated that even the smallest lots will not have any need to exceed this limit. The property will be subject to the Stormwater and Drainage Trunk Fee. Final calculation of the fee should be based on the final lot count and density. If for example the division of zoning results in seven 2-acre lots at $4,030/acre and eighteen smaller lots averaging 1/3 acre at $7,275/acre (2016 Fee Schedule), the estimated Trunk Fee would be: (14 ac x $4,030/ac plus 6 ac x $7,275/ac)_ $56,420 + $43,650 = $100,070. Utility Locations/Availability/Assessments/Connection Fees Municipal gravity sewer and water utility mains are available in Brown Road across from the southwesterly corner of the property, and subject to City Engineer review should have adequate capacity to serve the additional homes proposed. The property has not been previously assessed for sewer and water; the project is outside any established S&W assessment district. Because the developer will be installing sewer and water systems to serve the development at the developer's expense, no additional sewer and water connection charges ("local SAC and WAC") are anticipated as of this writing. Water system looping and capacity for fire protection are some of the factors that need to be addressed by the City Engineer. It is assumed that all utilities will be underground and located within the right-of-ways.