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City of Elk River REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Agenda Section Meeting Date Plannin A ril 17, 2006 Item Description Request by Jason Huber, for Preliminary Plat -Carverwood Hills, Public Hearing-Case No. P 06-0 I Item Number 6.3. Prepared by Scott Harlicker, Senior Planner Reviewed by Scott Clark, Community Development Director Introduction The applicant is requesting preliminary plat approval of Carverwood Hills. The applicant is proposing to subdivide 53 acres into 5 residential lots. The property is located south on the east side of Brook Road at 213th Ave. alignment. The plat includes four 2.5 acre lots and one 41 acre lot. Discussion The proposed plat is being considered under the 4 for 40 rule which allows 4 lots in 40 acres and allows up to 3 of the lots to be less than the required 10 acre lot size. Past policy has been to expand the 4 for 40 rule to apply to larger parcels. This proposal would be a 5 for 50. The property is located in the area that will be able to develop at a density of 2.5 lots per acre in 2008. The larger 41 acre lot could be further developed at that time. The plat includes a temporary cuI de sac. When the larger lot is replatted, road connections to the north and south will be included. Once the road connections to the north or south are completed and the access to County Road 121 is no longer needed, that intersection will be eliminated and replaced with a cul de sac. The Park and Recreation Commission recommended cash to meet the park dedication requirements and a 10 foot wide trail easement along County Road 121. The Planning Commission considered this request at their March 14th meeting. One neighbor spoke at the public hearing. He was concerned about the feasibility of the road connection to the north. The Commission had the following comments: . They felt that the 4 per 40 design was a way of avoiding the 10 acre minimum lot size and thought the plat might be premature and should wait until 2008 when the minimum lot size is changed to 2.5 acres. . They wanted additional information on how the properties to the north and south might develop and the future intersections along County Road 121 so that they could better assess the north and south road connections. . They thought the applicant should look at developing the property as a cluster development.