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8 3.0 BACKGROUND s 3.1 The subject property has a Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation of Industrial (I) 10 and a corresponding zoning classification of Industrial (I) District. The PRELIMINARY 11 PLAT proposal has been prompted by plans to develop an approximately 138,000-square- 12 foot office /warehouse facility on the proposed Lot 1. 13 3.2 When exercising the so- called "quasi-judicial" authority when acting on a PLAT request, 14 the role of the City is to determine the facts associated with a particular request and apply 15 those facts to the legal standards contained in the ordinance and relevant state law. In 16 general, if the facts indicate the applicant meets the relevant legal standard, then they are 17 likely entitled to the approval, although the City is able to add conditions to a plat 18 approval to ensure that the likely impacts to roads, storm sewers, and other public 19 infrastructure on and around the subj ect property are adequately addressed. 20 3.3 A preliminary plat of this same property was approved in September 2012, but a final plat 21 application was never submitted because the anticipated end -user of the site decided not 22 to pursue the contemplated development. 23 4.0 PRELIMINARY PLAT ANALYSIS 24 4.1 Plat proposals are reviewed primarily for the purpose of ensuring that all proposed lots 25 meet the minimum size requirements of the zoning code, that adequate streets and other 26 public infrastructure are in place or identified and constructed, and that storm water is 27 addressed to prevent problems either on nearby property or within the storm water 28 system. As a PRELIMINARY PLAT of an industrial property, the proposal leaves no zoning 29 issues to be addressed since the Zoning Code does not establish minimum lot dimensions 30 or area. The proposed PRELIMINARY PLAT is included with this report as Attachment C. 31 4.2 A tree inventory has been completed to determine whether any trees are required to be 32 preserved under the requirements of City Code § 10 11. 04 (Tree Preservation in All 33 Districts). The City Planner has reviewed the information provided and confirmed that the 34 collection of amur maple, pine, linden, ash, and honeylocust trees on the tree survey do 35 not meet the 6 inch minimum diameter required for preservation or replacement. Since 36 the intention of the proposed grading /drainage plan is to locate the storm water ponding 37 area in the southern portion of the site, preservation of these trees will be limited. 38 4.3 Roseville's Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed the previous plat against the park 39 dedication requirements of § 1103.07 of the City Code at its meeting on September 15, 40 2012. After reviewing that proposal, the Parks and Recreation Commission recommended 41 requiring a dedication of cash in lieu of land in this location. Roseville's 2013 Fee 42 Schedule establishes a park dedication amount equal to 7% of the 2013 fair market value 43 of the unimproved land to be platted, as determined by the Ramsey County Assessor's 44 office; with a 2013 valuation of $1,733,700, the total cash dedication would be $121,359, 45 to be collected prior to recording an approved final plat at Ramsey County. 46 5.0 PUBLIC COMMENT 47 The duly- noticed public hearing for this application was held by the Planning 48 Commission on November 6, 2013; draft minutes of the public hearing are included with 49 this report as Attachment D. Planning Division staff has received no communications 50 about the proposal at the time this report was prepared. PF 12 -013 RCA 120913 .doc Page 2 of 3