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5.0PA LATNALYSIS 104 5.1Plat proposals are reviewed primarily for the purpose of ensuring that all proposed lots 105 meet the minimum size requirements of the zoning code, that adequate streets and other 106 public infrastructure are in place or identified and constructed, and that storm water is 107 addressed to prevent problems either on nearby property or within the storm water 108 system. As a plat of a commercial property, the proposal leaves no zoning issues to be 109 addressed since the Zoning Code does not establish minimum lot dimensions or area. The 110 proposed is included with this report as Attachment D. For the purpose of FINALPLAT 111 ensuring the provision of adequate roadway infrastructure, a traffic impact analysis was 112 prepared by Wal-Mart’s development team and reviewed by Roseville’s consulting 113 traffic engineers; this traffic information is included with this report as Attachment F. 114 5.2The 1925 Twin View plat dedicated 40 feet of right-of-way for Mount Ridge Road. Then, 115 in 1959, the owner of the property at that time conveyed (via quit claim deed, Ramsey 116 County Document No. 1511814) another 10 feet of land on either side of the Mount 117 Ridge Road right-of-way “for public road and highway purposes.” Over time, the City 118 determined that there was no public purpose in constructing a public road in that location 119 or in retaining the unused right-of-way. On July 13, 2009 the City Council adopted 120 Resolution 10733 vacating the platted Mount Ridge Road right-of-way and subsequently 121 conveyed to Roseville Acquisitions, LLC (via quit claim deed) the two 10-foot strips of 122 land flanking the right-of-way. Because the City possessed the 10-foot strips fee title and 123 did not acquire them as dedicated right-of-way, they were not vacated with the right-of- 124 way conveyed by the plat dedication. We’ve come to learn, however, that Ramsey 125 County is insisting that the 10-foot strips must also be vacated because the original quit 126 claim deed specified that the land was specifically intended “for public road and highway 127 purposes.” Since these 10-foot-wide easements are to be eliminated in the new plat of the 128 property, the City Attorney has also recommended the inclusion of condition of FINAL 129 approval that requires the vacation process to be concluded. PLAT 130 6.0PC UBLICOMMENT 131 No emails, phone calls, or other verbal or written communications pertaining to the FINAL 132 application have been received by Planning Division staff at the time this report PLAT 133 was drafted. 134 7.0DA EVELOPMENT GREEMENT 135 7.1The draft development agreement (included with this report as Attachment G) generally 136 specifies the roles and obligations of the City and the developer in the process of 137 developing the subject property to ensure that public improvements are properly 138 constructed, that environmental remediation is carried out in compliance with the Twin 139 Lakes AUAR, that City and the developer are expeditious in the performance of their 140 respective duties, and so on. 141 7.2The following are the most salient points of the agreement: 142 a. The Developer will be responsible for roadway infrastructure construction costs 143 associated with the required left/right turn lane improvements along County Road C 144 between Cleveland Avenue and Prior Avenue and related to a site access point. 145 PF12-001_RCA_072312 Page 4 of 7