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Memo to Planning Commission/P 02-09 April 23,2002 Page 2 • Overview The subject property is 15.74 acres and has extreme rolling,wooded topography covering the site. The entire eastern edge fronts County Road 77(Proctor Avenue). Ridgewood 1'& 2°d additions abut the subject property to the north and west. A single family home and accessory structure are located on the property. The accessory structure is shown to be removed. Analysis The preliminary plat is comprised of 5 lots,one of which will contain an existing dwelling arranged around a cul-de-sac. The cul-de-sac street, 1976 Court, is approximately 600'in length, which does not exceed the City's maximum length for a cul-de-sac. The lot sizes range from 2.51 acres to 3.29 acres. The proposed lots meet the minimum 160-foot required widths. The lots show a 30-foot front yard setback,however,this parcel is in the R1a district, which requires 35-foot front yard set backs. There are no sidewalks shown. Landscaping The landscape plan submitted by the developer does not comply with the ordinance. The • ordinance states that each lot shall have one street tree and one yard tree with two of each on corner lots. The two corner lots (Lot 1 & Lot 5) show only one of each. Park Dedication The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed this plat at its April 10,2002 meeting and recommended that the dedication be in land to provide a trail corridor from Big Tooth Ridge Park to County Road 77. Staff walked the site with the applicant and property owner to review the best location for this corridor. Staff will continue to work with the developer in locating this corridor somewhere along the south edge of the plat. Grading The City Engineer has addressed grading in his memo. The site will require some heavy grading on the east end of 197th Court to meet the City's ordinance requirements for allowable slope. The slope of the street is steeper than is allowed by the City's ordinance. To make the street comply with the ordinance,more grading will be required,which will remove a great deal more of trees. The remainder of the site grading will be minimal along the proposed streets to minimize tree loss. There will need to be significant grading and/or retaining walls to make a few of the lots buildable and without any detailed grading plans, there is no way to know if the proposed building pad locations will work. 11111 S:\PLANNING\Case Files\P 02-09 Echo Hill\P02-09 PC.DOC