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Memo to City CouncillZC 99-7, P 99-10, CD 99-30 September 20, 1999 Page 2 . Overview Bridgeland Development is proposing to develop a 74.7 acre parcel located north of Oak Meadows subdivision, south of Knollwood, east of Tyler Street and west of Trott Brook. The developers propose rezoning the property to PUD, Planned Unit Development, as allowed by the Shoreland Ordinance. A Conditional Use Permit is also required by the PUD Ordinance. The development will consists of 27, roughly 1 acre, single-family residential lots. In addition, 50% of the site will be open space that will be protected from further development by a conservation easement held in common by a homeowners association. The open space will contain a walking trail, most likely a mown trail that winds through the open space partially along an existing farm road. The site was previously a small farm with some feed crops and cattle. Through the center of the site between the pond and wetlands is a ridge with woods and fields. The site has many constraints on development with its topography, wetlands, woods and surrounding existing development. Both the pond and the Trott Brook are in the Shore land Overlay District, DNR protected, and subject to the restrictions of the Shoreland Ordinance. The existing farmhouse will remain and be incorporated into the development. . The developments surrounding the site consist of both 1 acre and 2.5 acre developments. Oak Meadows to the south is made up of 2.5 acre lots and across Tyler Street to the west, Knollwood is primarily 1 acre lots, similar to what the applicant is proposing. Proposed Development Plans The site layout consists of 27, roughly 1 acre lots fronting on a new road connecting Polk St. and Tyler St. located on a ridge between the pond and wetlands. Some of the lots will front on a spur road that provides future access to the Larson property to the north. The DNR protected wetlands, under the Shore land Ordinance, provide the greatest site constraint and amenity. On the west side of the site is a Type 3, 6.01 acre, pond and on the east side of the site is the Trott Brook. Shore land Ordinance The Department of Natural Resources has specific classifications for water bodies located through out the City of Elk River. The pond on site is considered a Natural Development Water, which has certain restrictions that extend 1000 feet beyond the ordinary high water mark of the pond. The Trott Brook is a considered Tributary Stream, which has certain restrictions that extend 300 feet beyond the ordinary high water mark of the Trott Brook. Almost all of the parcel falls within this restricted area and is subject to the Shoreland Ordinance and the criteria to . preserve the integrity of the natural resources. \ \elkriver\sys \shrdoc \planning\stevewen \ccmmo \p99-10.doc