6.5. SR 02-20-2001 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Memo to Mayor and City Council/P 01-02 February 20, 2001 Page 5 contracting for a maintenance company to monitor and provide on-going maintenance of the system. Plannin_ci Commission Meeting At the Planning Commission meeting held on January 23rd three adjacent property owners spoke. Two property owners to the north asked where the houses were going to be located and how would the plat affect hunting on their land. The developer explained to them that he houses were not going to be located near the wetland but up on the top of the ridge, about 1000 feet from the property line. Staff addressed the hunting issue and explained that the discharge of firearms would be prohibited within 500 feet of the plat boundary. Randall Jones, 12781 221st Avenue, lives just west of the entrance of the project on a 2 acre lot. He was concerned about the increase in traffic, location of the entrance, affect on wildlife and he did not want 221st paved. The developer explained where the entrance was and that it would be about 50 feet from his property line and about 300 feet from his house. The existing driveway would be converted to a trail. He was told that of the 273 acres included in the plat, about 211 were going to be left as open space. It was also explained that the City and the developer will be negotiating paving 221st Avenue. Recommendation The Planning Commission and staff recommend that the City Council approve the preliminary plat for the Ridges at Rice Lake with the following conditions: A DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT OUTLINING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAT APPROVAL AND INSTALLATION OF IMPROVEMENTS BE PREPARED AND EXECUTED PRIOR TO RELEASING THE PLAT FOR RECORDING. 2. ALL COMMENTS OF THE CITY ENGINEER BE SHALL BE ADDRESSED. 3. A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION DOCUMENT BE PREPARED SUBJECT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FINAL PLAT. 4. STREET LIGHTS BE INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BY ELK RIVER UTILITIES 5. A LETTER OF CREDIT BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF 100% OF THE COSTS OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. UPON COMPLETING ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AND HAVING THEM ACCEPTED BY THE CITY, A WARRANTY BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF 25,% OF THE IMPROVEMENT COSTS SHALL BE SUBMITrED TO THE CITY FOR THE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. 7. SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT FEE IN THE AMOUNT REQUIRED BY THE CITY AT THE TIME OF FINAL PLAT BE PAID PRIOR TO RELEASING THE PLAT FOR RECORDING. 8. A SEALCOAT FEE IN THE AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY ENGINEER BE PAID PRIOR TO RELEASING THE PLAT FOR RECORDING. S:\PLANNING\SCOTT~P0102CC.DOC