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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />City Council <br />Item Number <br />7.1 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />January 21, 2025 <br />Prepared By <br />Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Preliminary Plat and Resolution 25-06 for Final Plat: <br />Norrgard Wooded Acres, PID 75-00937-0110, Chaz <br />Norrgard <br />Reviewed by <br />Zack Carlton <br />Cal Portner <br />Tina Allard <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the preliminary plat for Norrgard Wooded Acres. <br /> <br />Adopt, by motion, Resolution 25-06 approving the final plat of Norrgard Wooded Acres with the following <br />Conditions: <br />1. Park Dedication Fees shall be paid for two dwelling units at the rate applicable when the subdivision is <br />released for recording. <br />2. A 30-foot trail easement within the front yards of the parcels along Jarvis Street shall be prepared by the <br />applicant and recorded along with the final plat. <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The property is zoned as Single-Family Residential (R1a), requiring minimum lot sizes of 2.5 acres. The <br />applicant seeks approval for a preliminary and final plat to subdivide their 55.07-acre property into three <br />parcels. Lot 3 will comprise 50.07 acres, while Lots 1 and 2 will be 2.5 acres each. Access to Lots 1 and 2 will <br />be provided via Jarvis Street. The proposed plat complies with all dimensional requirements. <br /> <br />Planning Commission <br />The commission inquired about wetlands but expressed no concerns regarding the proposed plat. No public <br />comments were made during the public hearing. Following discussion, the commission unanimously <br />recommended approval of the preliminary plat. <br /> <br />Parks and Recreation Commission <br />The Commission recommended that Park Dedication for Norrgard Wooded Acres be paid in cash at the <br />applicable rate at the time of recording, based on two dwelling units. <br /> <br />Although there are currently no plans to construct the trail, the Commission also recommended a 30-foot <br />trail easement within the front yards of the parcels along Jarvis to facilitate potential future trail construction. <br /> <br />The preferred location for trails is entirely within the right-of-way (ROW). Staff has attached two trail section <br />Page 115 of 155