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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION – February 7, 2018 2 <br /> <br />stormwater management plan for the development. Since that time, staff has completed its <br />review of the stormwater management plan and has no additional comments. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler explained the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) has reviewed the <br />plans and granted the project CAPROC status (Conditionally Approved Pending Receipt of <br />Changes) as of January 29, 2018. Site work cannot begin until all pending items are satisfied. <br />This includes providing RCWD with a Declaration for Maintenance of Stormwater Management <br />Facilities that is acceptable to the RCWD engineer and attorney for the onsite stormwater <br />management features. The Maintenance Agreement would between RCWD and the developer, <br />and RCWD will be responsible for monitoring and enforcing the agreement. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler commented the existing property at 3685 New Brighton Road is <br />approximately 1.9 acres in size and is comprised of a single-family residential dwelling, detached <br />garage, and shed. The dwelling and accessory structures are located towards the eastern side of <br />the property and the one access driveway for the lot is on New Brighton Road near the <br />intersection with Thom Drive. The property has approximately 124 feet of frontage on New <br />Brighton Road and 378 feet of frontage along Thom Drive. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler reported the existing topography of the lot generally slopes west from <br />New Brighton Road to a wetland complex located on the western parcel boundary. This wetland <br />complex covers approximately 0.3 acres of the property and extends off the property to the north <br />and south. The City has a sanitary lift station located on the southern edge of the property <br />approximately in the middle of the lot. The remainder of the lot is heavily wooded. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler noted the applicant has proposed a subdivision of the existing property to <br />create three lots for single-family residential dwellings. The existing dwelling and other <br />improvements would be retained and located on the proposed Lot 3. Two new lots (Lot 1 and Lot <br />2) would be located to the west of Lot 3 with frontage and driveways on Thom Drive. The <br />existing access driveway for Lot 3 would be relocated to Thom Drive so that all three parcels are <br />similarly oriented with their principal frontage on Thom Drive. There is a purchase agreement in <br />place for the easterly lot (Lot 2) and the applicant expects construction to begin on this lot <br />immediately if City approval is received. The westerly lot (Lot 1) is being marketed for sale. <br /> <br />City Planner Bachler stated in order to support the proposed development, a Preliminary Plat, <br />Final Plat, and Vacation of Easement is requested. The easement vacation is needed to vacate a <br />portion of the public utility easement for the City lift station on the property. The development is <br />required to meet Rice Creek Watershed District regulations and the proposed grading plan shows <br />that two basins would be constructed on Lot 1 to capture stormwater runoff from the site and <br />allow it to discharge into the adjacent wetland. Lot 1 and Lot 2 would be graded to direct water <br />flow from these properties to one of the two basins. The site is heavily wooded with 72 <br />significant trees. A Tree Preservation Plan has been provided indicating 22 of these trees would <br />be removed. Replacement tree plantings are proposed as part of the Tree Preservation Plan. <br /> <br />Site Data <br />Land Use Plan: Low Density Residential <br />Existing Land Use: Single Family Detached Residential <br />Zoning: R-2: Single & Two Family Residential <br />Current Lot Sizes: 83,253 square feet (1.91 acres)