07-16-2012 Planning Commission Packet

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12-3561 � 12 July 2012 Page 4 of 5 Road Layout and Standards The applicant is proposing to plat Outlot A to create a 50-foot private road corridor with a 100 foot cul- de-sac as required by the Subdivision Ordinance and the CMP for a local private road. The existing driveway access to CSAH 6 should be abandoned. The standard paved width for this road would be 24 _ feet with a 50 foot diameter cul-de-sac. Street design information is required at the time of preliminary plat for the City Engineer's review. An access permit is required from Hennepin County in order to relocate the access and create the private road. Road Improvements and/or Easements Needed The City requires standard perimeter, drainage and utility easements around all property boundaries in the plat as well as Conservation and Flowage Easements over the delineated wetlands and wetland buffers. As noted above, establishment of wetland buffers and buffer setbacks will be triggered for the Jots containing wetlands. Park/Trail Easement/Fees or Dedication Needed A trail currently exists on the south side of CSAH 6. The planning commission should discuss whether the dedication of a trail easemenf in the applicant's property along the north side of CSAH 6 should be .f:.. required as part ofthis application. The Park Fee is determined as 8% of the fair market value of the land being subdivided, or a�maximum of$5,550 per residential dwelling unit. For this property,staff has determined tha#as there will be three new dwelling sites,the Park Fee will be$16,650. Stormwater and Drainage Improvements The development is subject to the Stormwater and Drainage Trunk Fee of$3,360 per acre x 12.08 total acres(adjusted according to the 2012 Fee Schedule 2-acre maximum fee stipulation) _$40,588.80. Utility Locations and Availability � The subject property is not located within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA); sewer service is not available to these properties. The properties are proposed to be served by septic systems and private wells. All septic systems must be located 20' from all property boundaries, 20' from structures, hardcover and the delineated edge of wetlands. Private wells shall be setback 3'from structures and 50' from septic systems. . Issues for Discussion Conservation Desi�n: In January 2010, the City formally adopted a Conservation Design Ordinance. This proposed subdivision is required to conform to the standards outlined within the Conservation Design Ordinance. The developer should develop a plan which identifies and outlines measures for preserving the ecological assets unique to this property. This plan should be submitted to the City with an application for preliminary plat review. Gradin�: The developer should consider a�master grading plan which includes building pad locations as part of the preliminary plat review process. The topography shown on the sketch plan survey is taken from the City's topographic maps. The actual site topography will need to be field verified with a preliminary plat application. . Existin� Buildin�s: Planning Commission should also discuss the existing buildings on the property.The developer should identify which, if any, of the existing structures will remain.