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City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for January 10, 2018 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-029 - 3685 New Brighton Road Preliminary and Final Plat and Easement Vacation\Memos_Reports_17-029 Page 4 of 14 The City has an existing lift station located along the southern property line of the lot along Thom Drive. This lift station is located on private property and the City has an easement that permits the City to operate and maintain the lift station. The existing easement for the lift station is larger in area than the footprint of the facility. The proposal includes a partial vacation of this easement to accommodate the access driveway for Lot 2. The Public Works Director/City Engineer has reviewed the new easement area and determined that it provides adequate area for the City to continue to operate and maintain the lift station. The vacation of a public easement requires a public hearing before the City Council. At the time Planning Case 17-029 is reviewed by the City Council, a public hearing will also be held for the proposed vacation. C. Lots Location and Size All lots are required to abut by their full frontage on a public street and meet the minimum lot dimensions required by the Zoning Code. All three lots have full frontage on a public street and meet the minimum standards for the R-2 District. Watercourse Lots abutting upon a wetland are required to have additional width or depth to assure building sites are not subject to flooding. All building areas should be located outside the natural feature and a minimum of two feet above the 100-year flood elevation. Lot 1 abuts a wetland area on the west side of the property. The building pad site is located outside of the delineated wetland area. The lowest level of the proposed dwelling on Lot 1 is 893 feet, and the 100-year high water level for Basin 1 is 888.9 feet and for Basin 2 886.1 feet. Corner Lots Corner lots shall be platted at least 10 feet wider than the minimum requirement for interior lots. The minimum lot width for the R-2 District is 85 feet. Lot 3 is a corner lot and would have a width of 120 feet. Drainage Lots shall be graded so as to provide drainage away from building locations and directed down lot lines within drainage and utility easements. The proposed grading plan satisfies this requirement. D. Park Dedication The Subdivision Code requires developers of subdivisions to dedicate to the public a reasonable percentage of the tract to be developed. Section 1130.08 Subd. 2 of the Subdivision Ordinance indicates that for a subdivision that results in new dwelling units of less than two units per acre, the applicant shall dedicate six percent of the buildable land area in the subdivision or pay a park dedication fee of $6,500 per residential unit.