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)0 buiffie ring the pond will be needed in addition to the standard 6-foot wide drainage 59 easements required along the sides and rear of the new parcels, consistent with § 1103.04 60 (Easements) of the City Code; the easements are represented in blue on Attachment C. 61 5.4 Because the proposed parcel is less than I acre in area, it is not subject to the park 62, dedication requirement established in § 1103.07 (Park Dedication) of the City Code. 63 5.5 According to the procedure established in § 1104.04E, if a MINOR SUBDIVISION application 64 is approved, a survey of the approved parcels, the new legal descriptions, and any 65 necessary Quit Claim or Warranty deeds must be submitted within 30 days for 66 administrative review to verify consistency with the City Council's approval; then the 6 7' approved survey must be recorded by the applicant with the Ramsey County Recorder. 68 5.6 A tree preservation plan will also be required as part of the proposal, pursuant to 69 § 1011.04 (Tree Preservation and Restoration) of the City Code. While a formal tree 70 preservation plan would accompany a plat proposal, the MINOR SUBDIVISION process 71 allows an applicant to submit a simple sketch of a proposed subdivision and hire a 72, surveyor and other related professionals to survey the new parcel boundaries, develop the 73 new legal descriptions and deeds, and prepare the tree preservation plan once the 74 proposal has been approved. In a case like this, Planning Division staff recommends 75 making an approval of the proposed lot split contingent on the submission and 76 administrative approval of the tree preservation plan so that the subdivision isn't fully 77 authorized until the applicant demonstrates that the tree preservation requirements can be 78 met. 79 6. 0 PUBLIC COMMENT 80 Planning Division staff received a few phone calls from the neighboring property owners; 81 the calls were more about the timing of the public hearing and other topics, but nobody 82, has yet expressed an opinion about the proposal. 83 7.0 RECOMMENDATION 84 7.1 Hold the duly-noticed public hearing for this application to solicit and address any 85 comments and concerns that neighbors or others might have. 86 7.2 Based on the feedback from the public hearing and the comments and findings outlined 8 7' in Sections 4-6 of this report, Planning Division staff recommends approval of the 88 proposed MINOR SUBDIVISION creating a total of two conforming parcels, consistent with 89 the attached site plan, with the following conditions.- 90 a. The applicant shall submit a tree preservation plan for City approval, pursuant to 91 § 1011.04 of the City Code, as a necessary condition of the administrative 92, approval of the final survey as required in § I 104�.04�E of the City Code; and 93 b. Easements for drainage and utility access and for protection of the on-site pond 94 shall be dedicated as required by § 1103.04 of the City Code and as illustrated on 95 Attachment C. 96 8.0 SUGGESTED ACTION 9 7 8.1 Hold the duly-noticed public hearing for the proposed MINOR SUBDIVISION. PFI I -006RCA05161 I.doc Page 3 of 4