09-18-2017 Planning Commission Packet

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16-3807 February 11,2016 Page 10 Park Dedication In addition to the 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 39 new building lots would be appropriate; the current fee ranges from a minimum of$3,250 and a maximum of$5,550 per lot, for a potential total fee of $126,750 to $216,450. The subdivision proposal is scheduled to be reviewed by the Park Commission at its March 7 meeting. RPUD Landscaping Requirements The proposed landscaping plans (Sheets 14 & 15, and Perimeter Buffer Layout Sheets) have not been thoroughly evaluated by staff as to compliance with the very detailed RPUD landscaping requirements. This evaluation will proceed upon confirmation of a final site layout. Stormwater and Drainage Improvements & Fees Applicants have submitted detailed grading and drainage plans and calculations, which the City's consulting engineers have determined meet the City's requirements. A majority of the runoff will be directed to two stormwater ponding areas and an infiltration basin, each of which ultimately discharges to the wetland. These three facilities will be subject to standard drainage easements. The property will be subject to the Stormwater and Drainage Trunk Fee. Recent Council action to revise the Trunk Fee provisions would result in a fee (for development at 4.0 units per acre or less) of $7,275 per acre (2016 Fee Schedule), based on non-wetland acreage, for an estimated Trunk Fee of 14.12 acres x $7,275/acre=$102,723.00. Utility Locations/Availability/Assessments/Connection Fees Municipal sewer and water utilities are planned to be extended westward from the intersection of Old Crystal Bay Road and Wayzata Boulevard in 2016 to serve development at this site and properties further west. The property has not been previously assessed for sewer and water, Sewer and water connection charges ("local SAC and WAC") have been preliminarily determined based on the estimated costs of construction of the extensions and apportioned between the three properties expected for future development (see Exhibit N). Preliminary connection charges for the applicants' site are estimated at $79,903 for municipal water and $45,467 for municipal sanitary sewer. The final exact routing of the sewer trunk line in relation to this development (within the Wayzata Blvd right-of-way or as part of the internal lateral system) is still under discussion. City Engineer Comments Comments by the City's consulting engineer regarding all aspects of the development plans are included as Exhibit E. While these comments generally pertain to engineering matters that can be resolved in due course, a few items requiring Planning Commission and council review have been included in this staff report(i.e. whether a sidewalk and crosswalk should be include across OCB Road at one of the two access road entries; review of landscaping plans).