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Memo to Mayor and City Council/P01-13 November 27,2001 Page 3 . Analysis Lots As stated earlier,Kliever's Marsh is classified as a Natural Environment Lake. Therefore, the Department of Natural Resources and the City of Elk River's Shoreland Ordinance provides additional restrictions for plats adjacent to shoreland areas. The underlying zoning district of Rte, Single Family, allows a minimum lot area of 12,000 square feet, with a minimum lot width of 80 feet. The Shoreland Ordinance requires lots adjacent to Natural Environment Lakes to be 40,000 square feet in area if they are riparian lots(lots adjacent to the water),or 20,000 square feet in area for non-riparian lots(lots not directly adjacent to the water). The minimum lot width for these lots must be 125 feet at the front setback. These standards apply to all lots within 1,000 feet of a Natural Environment Lake's ordinary high water level. The lots in the plat range in size from 12,025 square feet to 138,952 square feet. The plat shows a 5 acre lot as an exception to the plat. This lot should be platted as an outlot. It will have to be replatted as a formal lot prior to future development of the parcel. Lot 9, Block 8, located on the north side of 176th Lane will be a difficult lot to build on. Because of the power line easement along the rear property line and it's odd shape,there is a limited area in which to locate a home and still meet the setback requirements and stay out of the easement.The Commission may wish to consider combining Lot 9 and Outlot C with adjacent lots. At a minimum, Outlot C should be combined with Lot 9. • Access As described earlier,the preliminary plat will include 3 through streets. Ivanhoe Street,the only access to and from 175th Ave on the south side of the property and 176th Lane,which runs parallel to the north edge of the property, connects with Filmore Street to the east. 175th Lane and Grant Street are internal streets that connect Ivanhoe Street with 176th Lane. 176th Court will connect to the Eagles Marsh development located north of the property. Grading The City Engineer has addressed grading in his memo. The site will require some heavy grading on a portion of the north side of the plat to allow 176th Lane to meet the city's ordinance requirements for allowable slopes. The remainder of the site grading will be minimal along the proposed streets to minimize tree loss. Utilities The City Engineer has addressed utilities in his memo. Landscaping The developer has submitted a landscape plan, which complies with the ordinance requirement for one street tree and one yard tree per lot with two of each on corner lots. ill