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............ <br /> .... . _ <br /> . . . ... ....... ..... .... <br /> .. ... . . ......... ....... <br /> n Enf . g, gInc <br /> . <br /> . . <br /> .. .. <br /> January ll,2411 <br /> Ms.Meagan Beekman <br /> . <br /> Arden Hills City Planner <br /> 1245 West Highway 96 <br /> Arden Hills,MN 55112 <br /> Rei Reiling Estate—:Co ueept:Planls Submittal <br /> Dear Meagan, <br /> Qri behalf'of Pulte Hoxnes,Alliant Engineering;]rrc. is providing the City of Arden:l Tills....with:Concept Plan submittal for.the lie ling Estate property. The applicant is:currently <br /> providing a 2030 Comprehensive Concept Plan of 46:lots d;a Zoning Ordinance <br /> Concept Plan of 39 lots. .Pulte Homes is requesting.prelirn,iaary input from ebu unity <br /> representatives.at this time:and in advance of a formal application for:development of the <br /> site, _ , <br /> Existing Conditions <br /> The site grass acreage amounts to approximately 25 4.acres o It is located at:ttie southeast quadrant of <br /> Snelling Avenue-and Highway.90. The property is.irregular in shape:and bound.by Tlighvvajr 95 an...cl four <br /> single family homes to the north,single and rauhi4arb ly homes to the east,Arden.View Drive and a <br /> single farr jly home to.the.south and Snelling Avenue to the west. A single.family lot of approximately <br /> 0.85 acres exists on Snelling Avenue to the west and is encompassed:by the:Reding Estate property: <br /> The site is currently undeveloped and partially wooded with both de.ciduoi s and coniferous:species <br /> Deciduous species.or volunteer growths of Cottonwood;Box,Elder,Elan,Poplar and Ash are generally <br /> located in the central and western,portions of the site which are lower.in elevation. Coniferous species <br /> such as Red Pure; White Pihe,and Norway Spriice are:generally located in the areas surrounding the <br /> Keithsan Addition to the east,which is higher m elevation. A:.dense stand of'Junipers currently exists an <br /> . <br /> A sloped area south of Keithson Drive and between two larger;wetland;areas.: In addition,a numbe.r:of <br /> larger Black Willow and Cottonwood species also exist:in close proxiinity to';the larger wetland areas near <br /> the soot]ein half of the site. <br /> Topography of the sate varies in elevation from 980 near the northeast to 930 near the:soutliwest. A <br /> majority of the site drains southwesterly in consideration of the topography and towards.an 0.utlet pipe <br /> beneath Snelling Avenue..Four wetland areas and a portion of an adjacent pond are currently located on <br /> site. The wetland:areas vary considerably in size and classification. The three wetland areas to the south <br /> appear to be interconnected via a n niber of westerly draining ditches:and swales. " <br /> Refer to the existing.Conditions drawings which depicts:the environmental features referenced above, <br /> 2050 Comprehensive P.lab- Concept.l <br /> The project.site has a 2030 Comprehensive Plan Land Use:designation of Low Density <br /> Residential(LDR) which:requires a density range.ofthree(3)to five(5)units per acre. <br /> Therefore;a rninimuin density of three(3)units per acre is required and is to be based on <br /> the buildable acreage or excludnig.non-buildable areas. <br /> Z33 park Avenue South,,Suite.300,Minneapolis Minnesota 55415-1.108 <br /> Phone 612.7S8.3080:FRx 612.758:3099 <br />