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Request for Action To Item Number Mayor and City Council 8.2 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by General BusinessJune 17, 2019 Zack Carlton, Planning Manager Item Description Reviewed by Hilltop Woods Estates Second Addition, 20655 Peter Beck, City Attorney Victoria Drive Reviewed by ■ Easement Vacation Cal Portner, City Administrator ■ Simple Plat Action Requested Review the plat of Hilltop Woods Estates Second Addition and direct staff to prepare a resolution approving or denying the plat for the July 1, 2019, City Council meeting. Postpone action on the easement vacation until July 1, 2019. Background/Discussion Case No. P 19-08 On June 3, 2019, the City Council reviewed a request by Linda Schultz for approval of an easement vacation and the plat of Hilltop Woods Estates Second Addition. Multiple residents spoke in opposition to the plat citing concerns with traffic, arguing that previous action by the Planning Commission and the original Development Agreement prohibit Council approval of the plat. At staff's suggestion, the Council directed staff to prepare a resolution denying the plat due to violation of the maximum length of a cul-de-sac. Staff and the city attorney reviewed the information submitted during the meeting, including the 1993 Development Agreement for Hilltop Woods Estates, the Planning Commission Minutes from 2001, and the city approvals for the 1993 plat of Hilltop Woods Estates. The review found the length of the existing cul-de- sac was approved by variance (V 92-008) in 1993. The current applicant is not proposing to extend the existing cul-de-sac to serve the one additional lot created with the plat. Therefore, staff has concluded that the plat cannot be denied on grounds that the cul-de-sac length will exceed the maximum length allowed under ordinance. The city attorney reviewed the Development Agreement and has determined that the document language should be considered when reviewing the plat, but that the city is not obligated to deny the plat on that condition alone. The agreement also is not a city, county, or regional plan that would violate standard number two when considering approval of a plat. Additionally, review of the conditions for variance approval (V 92-008) and the plat of Hilltop Woods (P 93- 03), there is no Council -approved condition limiting future development at the end of the cul-de-sac. The Planning Commission minutes from 2001 discuss an application for an 11 -lot cluster subdivision on the property currently proposed to be split from one to two lots. The Commission recommended denial The Elk River Vision A PehoMing community Pitb revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional P,` 01 W E H E 8 6 T service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity INAMIRE1