Laserfiche WebLink
Memo to the City Council/P 00-4 <br />April 17, 2000 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />The applicant is requesting preliminary plat to subdivide a 39.95-acre lot into <br />4 lots of varying lot size. The smallest lot will be 8.76 and the largest one <br />10.40 acres. In the A1 zoning district, the minimum lot size is 10 acres <br />unless the 4-lot per 40-acre residential clustering is used. Typically <br />subdivisions of 4 lots or less are subdivided by administrative subdivision, <br />however cluster subdivisions require preliminary and final plat approval. <br />With the 4 lots per 40-acre rules, lot area can vary as long as the sum total <br />lot area equals 40 acres. Staff policy is to interpret any acreage between 39 <br />and 40 acres as a 40-acre parcel since few landowners actually own a true 40. <br />Staff has interpreted the 39.95 acres as a 40-acre parcel. <br /> <br />Existing Conditions <br /> <br />On site is an existing farm with fields along the County Road and the Trott <br />Brook crossing the rear of the site. The area around the Trott Brook is <br />relatively low and on site are several small wetlands. The most buildable <br />land is located on the front half of the proposed lots. The existing home and <br />garage is on proposed Lot 2 and a pole barn is on proposed Lot 1. <br /> <br />Sherburne County Right-of-Way <br /> <br />The County regulates the amount of right-of-way needed and access points <br />along County Roads. Presently, the property runs to the centerline of County <br />Road 33 with an easement over it for the Roadway. The County has <br />requested that 50 feet of right-of-way be granted from the centerline of <br />County Road 33. The County has also is requiring a shared driveway for <br />Lots 3 and 4. Lots I and 2 will have individual driveways. <br /> <br />A cross access easement will be required and need to be recorded with the <br />plat for the shared access on Lots 3 and 4. <br /> <br />Drainage and Utility Easements <br /> <br />A portion of the property is within the shoreland of the Trott Brook and falls <br />under the rules of the Shoreland Ordinance. The setback for structures from <br />the Trott Brook is 100 feet. The drainage and utility easements should <br />encompass this area. Furthermore, there are several low areas on the site <br />that are shown to have drainage and utility easements on them. <br /> <br />Staff also recommends that the area north of the Trott Brook have a drainage <br />and utility easement over it as it appears to be low area and in general is <br />relatively unusable for building purposes. <br /> <br />\~,elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\ccmmo\p004.doc <br /> <br /> <br />