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<br />Memo to Mayor and City Council/P 99-4C3 <br />March 1, 1999 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />On June 19, 1995, preliminary plat approval was granted by the City Council <br />for a 213 single family lot subdivision with approximately 30 acres of land <br />donated to the City as a charitable contribution. On February 26, 1996, the <br />City Council granted final plat approval for 75 single family lot, Lafayette <br />Woods, and the construction of the necessary streets. On May 19,1997, the <br />City Council granted final plat approval for 51 single family lots, Lafayette <br />Woods Second Addition. <br /> <br />The development was approved with sidewalks being constructed along the <br />primary route through the development connecting County Road No.1 and <br />Proctor. <br /> <br />Lafayette Woods Third Addition includes the construction of three <br />cul-de-sacs, 195th Circle NW, 196th Circle NW and 196th Court NW. <br /> <br />The final plat conforms with the preliminary plat that was approved by the <br />City Council on June 19, 1995. <br /> <br />Tree Preservation Plan <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The areas proposed for Lafayette Woods Third Addition were rough graded in <br />prior phases and will require no tree removal at this time. <br /> <br />Fence Adiacent to Rideewood <br /> <br />During the preliminary plat review of Lafayette Woods there was concern <br />from the Ridgewood subdivision to the north that there may need to be some <br />type of fence or barricade constructed along the north borders of this plat to <br />stop trespassing. As a part of the final plat approval in the first phase, the <br />Council attached the following condition: <br /> <br />A review of the possible need for a security fence between the proposed <br />development and Ridgewood subdivision be made by the City Council <br />prior to the final plat approval of that phase closest to Ridgewood <br />subdivision. <br /> <br />As part of the first phase of Lafayette Woods, the developer donated 30 acres <br />to the City which includes an approximately 100 ft strip of land between the <br />two developments to act as a buffer. The developer has expressed a concern <br />regarding the fence such that the construction of the fence would require the <br />clearing of trees with in the buffer strip. <br /> <br />The developer and the former Mayor met with the homeowners association of <br />. Ridgewood and has proposed to plant roughly 40-60 conifers to provide a <br /> <br />\ \elkriver\sys \shrdoc \planning\stevewen \ccmmo \p99-4c3.doc <br />