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Memo to Planning Commission Page 2 <br /> May 23, 1995 <br /> • • Letter from Sherburne County Highway Department <br /> • Proposed development plans <br /> • Minutes from the Park and Recreation Commission meetings <br /> • Map illustrating possible trail corridors <br /> Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br /> The comprehensive plan amendment is necessary to expand the existing <br /> urban service boundary. Presently, the urban service boundary is consistent <br /> with the zoning line, which essentially bisects the subject property in and <br /> east-west direction. Approximately one-half of the proposed development is <br /> outside the urban service area, while the southerly half is within the current <br /> urban service area. (See attached map) <br /> At the time public utilities were extended north and west to serve both <br /> Meadowvale Elementary School and eventually Meadowvale Heights, the <br /> entire system was designed to serve all of the subject property. This was <br /> done in anticipation of urban development occurring in a northerly direction <br /> up to Ridgewood 2nd and 3rd Addition. With the existing homes and 2-1/2 <br /> acre lots in the Ridgewood Addition, the logical urban service boundary <br /> appeared to be the south limits of Ridgewood or the northerly limits of the <br /> • proposed development. <br /> Staff believes the request to expand the urban service boundary is a <br /> reasonable request and fits within the guidelines of the current <br /> comprehensive plan to expand urban services. This request is coming at the <br /> time of a development proposal and is not being requested to allow "leap frog" <br /> development to occur. Furthermore, the expansion would be in keeping with <br /> the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan and be a logical extension of <br /> the urban service area. <br /> It should also be pointed out that the Steering Committee at a previous <br /> meeting to discuss the urban service area, recommended including the <br /> subject property within the urban service area. <br /> Rezoning <br /> The second application for the Planning Commission to consider is the <br /> rezoning from the Rla designation which requires a minimum 2-1/2 acre lot, <br /> to the proposed R1c which allows minimum lot sizes of 10,000 square feet. <br /> The applicant's request to rezone the property to Rlc would be an extension <br /> of the current Ric designation immediately to the south and west. Once <br /> • again, this rezoning request to a more dense zoning classification would be <br /> s:planning:pc:P95-2 <br />