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Memo to Planning Commission/P95-8 Page 2 <br /> February 27, 1996 <br /> • During that time the issues have been further addressed and incorporated <br /> into the revised plat for the Planning Commission's consideration. <br /> Overview <br /> The proposed preliminary plat involves approximately 23 acres of property. <br /> Two land owners, Mr. Yaeger and Mr. Nord, own property that are directly <br /> affected by the plat. Mr. Nord's property was recently included to assist in <br /> resolving one of staff's concerns regarding access to County Road No. 1. The <br /> balance of Mr. Nord's property is not being considered at this time for any <br /> plat approval. The proposed preliminary plat would create 44 single family <br /> lots, all meeting the minimum lot size requirements found in the Rlc zoning <br /> text. Lot sizes range from a 10,000 square foot lot up to 34,568 square feet. <br /> The overall density of this development is 1.9 units per acre. <br /> Characteristics of the Site <br /> According to Tim Edgeton, County Forest Resource Specialist, the subject <br /> property is wooded with northern pin oak and burr oak. Other species <br /> include elm, cherry, birch, aspen and box elder. The overall health and <br /> condition of the trees on this property is described in the attached letter from <br /> • Tim Edgeton. Besides being wooded, the property has a varying topography <br /> with grade changes in the range of 30-40 feet. <br /> The property also has a DNR protected stream paralleling County Road 1 <br /> which extends the entire length of the plat. Impact to this stream has been <br /> minimized with recent changes to the proposed plat. The stream will be <br /> further protected by utilizing an existing driveway as access to the buildable <br /> portion of Lot 8, Block 1. Furthermore, a shared driveway to Lots 6 and 7, <br /> Block 1, is proposed to avoid additional stream crossings. This once again, <br /> minimizes impact to the integrity of the stream and has been done at the <br /> request of the DNR. <br /> Existing Home <br /> The plat has been designed in order to save the existing home located in the <br /> northwest corner of the plat. However, given the recent changes to the plat <br /> and to minimize the impact to the DNR stream, the required front yard <br /> building setback of 30 feet cannot be achieved. The front yard setback as <br /> shown is approximately 15-18 feet, measured from the right-of-way. In order <br /> to legitimize this situation, a variance should be completed and reviewed by <br /> the Planning Commission and City Council. Staff believes there is <br /> justification for granting the variance, given the environmental constraints <br /> • on site. <br /> s:\planning\pc\p95-8x.doc <br />