6A, Fox Ridge Easement Vacation Public Hearing and Final Plat A

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The applicants have submifted a finai plai and site plan ihat include reviszons required as part of the conditions of approval of the preliminary plat {Attachment D). The application also includes a request to vacate a certain utility, drainage, and uiility easement that is Iocated within the proposed Fox Ridge development. Easement vacations require a public hearing before the Ciiy Council. Th� easernent is for an overflow }�ipe that discharges overflow water from the Keithson pond south to a storm wate� pond on the Fox Ridge property. As part of the developFnent, the pipe will continue to function; however, wi�l �e moved slightly to accommodate the new roads and lots. As a result, the easement also needs to be adjusted. The City would vacate the existing easement contingent on the filing of the Final Plat, which dedicates new easements to the City that encornpass the ne�r lacation of the pipe. Plan Eval�ation The Final Plat {Attachment D) has been revised frozn the Preliminary Plat as follows: 1. A trail easement has been extended tliraugh Block 4, Loi 18 to accommodaie an east- west trail cannection from Keithson Drive to the north-south trail to the east. 2. Block 1, Loi 10 has been further subdivided to create fwo outlots. The 50-foot vvide "stovepipe" portion will no longer be included as part of Block 1, Lot 10. 3. The lot frontages oi Block 1, Lot 3, and Block 4, Lots 9 and 1 p have been widened to a minimum oi 105 feet. 4. The right af way adjacent to Blockl, Lois 10 and I 1, has been squared off to bxing the loi frontage on both lots to a minimum of 95 feet. 5. The drainage and utility ease�nent has been extended in the rear yarc� af Block 4, Lot 18 Findin s of Fact: The Planning Commission offers the following sixteen findings of fact for �his proposa�: General Findings: 1. The Fox Ridge subdivision is comprised of 20.07 net acres. 2. The Fox Ridge subdivision property is zonad R-1, Single-fa�niiy Residential. 3. The City approved a Comprehensive Plan Arnendment (CPA) on April 25, 2011, re- designating ihe property as Very Low Density Residential on the 2430 Future Land Use Map, subject to the approval of ihe Metrapolitan Council. �. The applicant is proposing to re-plat the property into 39 conforming single-family lots. City of,4rden Hills City Council Meeting for June 1, 2011 llMetro-inet.uslarder�hillslPlarrninglPlanningCases12011ll1-009-PulteFinalPlatand vacation (Pendrhp�106-01-11 -FaxRidge- memo.doc Page 2 of 5