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Item # City of Elk River Item Number REQUEST FOR PARK COMMISSION ACTION Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Land IIse Items une 19, 2006 eremv Barnhart, Plannin blana er Item Description Reviewed by Libex ~ Hei hts Estates, Case No. P 06-03 Attachments • Cover Sheet • Staff report Background Elk River Holding, LLP has submitted a preliminary plat application for Liberty Heights Estates, a 438 unit single family residential subdivision on the east side of Elk River, south of County road 31 (Viking Boulevard) and east of County Road 40. The property includes approximately 265 acres. Staff has asked that the actual acreage be verified. The Paxk Commission, Planning Commission, and City Council provided some comments and direction after reviewing the concept plan last winter. Now that official application has been made, it is important that the Paxk Commission provide a recommendation relative to the park requirements. The property is not currently within the Urban Services district, but the developer has petitioned to be. In exchange, the developer providing 30 acres to the city to be used a future school grounds. Analysis The park dedication requirement fox the subject project is 10 percent of the non school land, or 10% of 235 acres. The plat proposal includes an approximate 10 acre park south of the proposed school grounds, consistent with direction given during concept review. No other parks axe shown on the property. A trail is to be provided along the perimeter of the wetland, with several connections to adjacent streets. During their review, the Planning Commission suggested that a 2 acre park be added to the south side of the development, to serve this area of the development They also suggested that a greenway traIl be added through blocks 4-8 to connect the two parks and break up the long residential blocks. Planning Department Mission: the orderly development of a livable and sustainable Elk River community.