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Memo to Mayor and City Council/P01-13 February 11, 2002 Page 2 Existing Conditions The subject property is 79 acres and has rolling wooded topography covering most of the site with the exception of the southeast corner. The entire western edge includes a portion of Kliever's Marsh and a 50-foot wide utility easement traverses the property from east to west along the north property line. The property includes 2,620 feet of frontage on 175th avenue and 1,312 feet on frontage on Filmore Street. The 40 acre parcel to the north recently received preliminary plat approval to be platted as Eagles Marsh, a 39 lot single family development serviced by municipal sewer and water. There are also two 20 acre parcels north of the project. One is undeveloped and the other is a single family residence. The single family residences on the east side of Filmore Street are zoned Rla (Single Family Residential 2 ~ minimum lot size) and are not within the Urban Service District. The property on the south side of 175th Avenue is owned by Cargill, zoned AR (Agricultural Research) and is also not within the Urban Service District. Kliever's Marsh is considered a Natural Environment Lake by the Department of Natural Resources; therefore, the Shoreland Ordinance will provide additional lot restrictions above those required by the underlying zoning of Rle (Single Family Residential 12,000 square foot minimum lot size). The City Council approved an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to include the property in the Urban Service District prior to 2007 on December 17, 2001. The City Council approved the preliminary plat for Park Point on January 22, 2002. Analysis Final Plat Overview The plat is comprised of 95 lots and 8 outlots on 64.13 developable acres. The outlots include cul de sac islands and median islands at the entrances to the plat and shoreline along Kliever's Marsh. There is also a 5.6 acre parcel (Outlot E) that will likely be replatted in the future as a residential lot and a 1.15-acre parcel (Outlot G) for a neighborhood park. The plat is comprised of 4 cul-de-sac streets and 3 through streets. There is an existing single family residence on the property that will remain on one of the newly platted lots. 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 Rle, 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 S:\PLANNING\Case Files\P 01-13 ParkPointe\P01-13fin.doc