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<br />]effWemer/LU 05-01 <br />March 22, 2005 <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />The applicant, and four other property owners, are requesting that their properties be <br />included in the Urban Service Area. The properties total about 70 acres and are located on <br />the east side of Cleveland Street, south of 189th Avenue and north of 185th Avenue. <br /> <br />Existing Conditions <br /> <br />The properties are currently large residential lots and hobby farms. The north 20 acres is a <br />mix of woods, field and wetlands. This wetland and wooded area has been identified on the <br />Natural Resources Inventory. The rest of the properties are fields and isolated wetlands with <br />wooded areas around the homes. The topography is rolling hills. There is a NSP power line <br />easement that cuts diagonally across the southern properties. <br /> <br />Zoning and Land Uses <br /> <br />The properties on the west side of Cleveland Street are in the Urban Service Area and are <br />currently zoned R1d (Single Family Residential). The properties west of Cleveland include a <br />40-acre farm and a large (300 aces) undeveloped parcel. These parcels will eventually be <br />developed at urban density. The properties to the north and south are not within the Urban <br />Service Area and are zoned Ria. The property to the north is a 215-acre farm. The property <br />to the south is a 20-acre residential lot. To the east is the City corporate boundary and Bums <br />Township. <br /> <br />Issues <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan Update <br /> <br />As part of the recent Comprehensive Plan update, Cleveland Street was set as the eastern <br />limits for city sewer and water. At that time the City Council was not interested in expanding <br />the Urban Service District for additional single-family residential development. <br /> <br />Sewer and Water Capacity <br />City sewer and water capacities are addressed in the City Engineer's memo. <br /> <br />T rafflc <br /> <br />With the future reconstruction of Cleveland Street (CR 40), the street system will have <br />sufficient capacity handle traffic generated by these properties if they are developed at urban <br />density. <br /> <br />Buffer Area <br /> <br />By not extending city sewer and water east of Cleveland Street, the larger 2.5 acre lots could <br />act as a buffer for rural residential area in Burns Township. If the area east of Cleveland is <br />included in the Urban Service Area, there will be urban sized lots abutting rural lots. This <br /> <br />S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2005\LU 05-01 Werner\LU05-01PC3-22.doc <br />