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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNarrativeSOUTHWAYS PROJECT NARRATIVE Introduction- Jim and Mary Jundt, owners in fee title of approximately 12.72 acres located at 1400 Bracketts Point Road (PID 11-117-23-32-0020), are proposing to develop their property in lots 5, 6, 9, and 10 of the rearrangement of Orono Point into 5 single family residential lots, one existing residential lot and 4 new residential lots; and, in close coordination with Bruce Paddock, the property owner to the South, propose to significantly improve the roadways serving all of the parcels. The requested ROW vacation of the existing Bracketts Point Road adjacent to the Jundt, Paddock and O'Shaughnessy parcels will substantially improve the quality of storm water runoff into Lake Minnetonka. Executive Summary- THE SOUTHWAYS PRELIMINARY PLAT IS FULLY COMPLIANT WITH ALL LAND USE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ZONING DESIGNATION AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY VARIANCES OR DEPARTURES FROM THE CODE. IT PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT BY ELIMINATING THE EXISTING "HAMMERHEAD" ENTRANCE TO THE PRIVATE ROAD AND ADDING A CUL-DE-SAC WITH A RADIUS, PER FIRE CHIEF DEFINITION, TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. THE PROJECT ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF STORM WATER RUNOFF INTO LAKE MINNETONKA BY ELIMINATING THE EXISTING ADJACENT ASPHALT PUBLIC ROADWAY AND BY IMPLEMENTING STORM WATER BMP's IN THE PLAT DESIGN. THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AND THE LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS FOR OUT LOTS A & B ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR APPROVAL TOGETHER AS THEY ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE LAND USE ACTIONS. Preliminary Plat project specifics are as follows- • Roadways- The project proposes to re -align and replace the existing, and previously approved public Bracketts Point Road, as shown on the plan, with a new public road from the Southways project entrance to the private road connection at the cul-de-sac This will accomplish the following: 1) Provide optimum driveway access to the public road for all lots; 2) Significantly improve the transition to the private road for emergency service vehicles and delivery trucks ( the proposed cul-de-sac meets the turn radius requirements of the Long Lake Fire Department as provided by the Fire Chief during the project briefing); 3) Substantially improve the quality of the storm water runoff into Lake Minnetonka by removing the existing roadway immediately adjacent to the shoreline; 4) Provide for uninterrupted direct access to the shoreline for Lots, 3, 4, and 5, and 5) Provide a public roadway that meets current design standards. The present Bracketts Point Road asphalt roadway surface will be removed (any asphalt surface on adjacent private property will also be removed at the Developer's expense, subject to property owner authorization) and replaced with sod. A vacation of the entire present roadway ROW is being requested in favor of the existing adjacent property owners as it is no longer required with the new sanitary sewer routing. Soil tests are scheduled for next spring prior to road construction. • County 15/113racketts Point Road Intersection- The Planning Commission directed that Hennepin County be contacted regarding the 4 additional lots to be served. Southways is in the process of contacting the County to obtain their comments. • Sanitary sewer- A new sanitary sewer service from the private point road to MH 9 is being proposed. This will add service life by replacing the previous system along the lake. The present sewer line will be abandoned in place per the direction of the City Engineer.; the existing easement, Block 1, Lot twill be vacated- 0 b ,later- Each private residence will have their own private well for their water supply, installed at the time of residence construction. There are presently two wells on the property; one serving the existing residence and one serving the caretakers' residence. The well serving the current residence will be retained and the additional well will also be retained, until a residence design is provided, for possible use on that lot; if the additional well cannot be used due to home designipad location then that well will be abandoned per MDH well abandonment procedures. 0 Site grading!- As shown on the Preliminary Plat, Site grading will be completed for all development areas. 0 Storm water management- This is a Tier 1 site; storm water management will be completed on -site. Small utilities- A joint trench for electric, gas, telephone, and cable is planned along the new road ROW with the current joint trench utilities along the existiray iifuauway abandoned in place, subject to utility company designs. ® '�;Iletland delineation- The required wetland delineation has been completed; both COE and MCWD have issued a NO WETLANDS DETERMINATION, COE by letter, MCWD verbally. 0 Conservation design- The required Conservation Design analysis by Kjolhaug Environmental Services is as noted in enclosure 6). The significant tree inventory is presented in survey and tabular form with individual tree locations is noted on the Preliminary Plat. ® Pdvate docks/boat slips- The individual property owners will be responsible for obtaining their permits from the LMCD and for complying with all regulatory requirements for individual docks for their lakeshore property. Lakeshore foot SetE �a— X- Representative building pads are as shown on the plan to protect Line of Sight for adjacent lots along the lakeshore and to establish an average lakeshore setback. 42 Lot ceta'sls- o Lot 1- 3.36 +/- acres; the existing residence will be retained. o Lot 2- 2.06 +/- acres, possible house as noted; the existing tennis court/pool may be removed along with the path and replaced with grass. o Lot 3- 2.35 +1- acres, possible house area as noted; the caretakers house will be removed along with associated out buildings and replaced with grass. o Lot 4- 2.10+1- acres, possible house area as noted; the driveway access to the existing residence will be removed and replaced with grass. o Lot 5- 2.41 +1- acres, possible house are as noted. 1-7iscellaneours- o Training -The caretakers' house on Lot 3 will be removed. Prior to the demolition, an opportunity for training in the structure by the Orono Police Department and the Long Lake Fire Department exists. The details can be determined after Final Plat approval and prior to the commencement of construction. o Water Reservoir- There is a large underground water storage tank (UST)\ serving Lot 1 intended to supplement the fire tanker capacities, for private insurance purposes. This UST and associated hydrant, piping and ventilation will be removed since it encroaches on other lots. The Fire Chief indicated this UST would not be used by the fire department. o Other removals- Other hard cover and structures (pool) will be removed to provide a "clean" building area. o HOA- A Home Owners Association, for the purpose of storm water pond maintenance, will be established. o Park Dedication- Cash in lieu of land is being proposed to satisfy this requirement. • MCWD- The MCWD Permitting Staff has been briefed on the Concept Plan in advance of defining the specific MCWD requirements for the required MCWD permit. • LMCD- The LMCD Executive Director was briefed on the project, including the requirement for individual property owners to obtain their own dock permits, on September 12, 20-17; no issues were identified. • MN State Archeologist- Per Staff request, the State Archeologist was contacted and provided a copy of the Concept Plan. The State Archaeologist advises that a group of 20 burial mounds, called the Starvation Point Mound group, is located within 750' of the property but well to the north of the property; no further action is considered necessary. • N'Hood meetings- The Concept Plan was provided to 6 of the 8 adjacent PID's; all supported the project. The remaining two PID's were contacted via their agents and have not yet responded.