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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. 1 �? 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 At its meeting of September 15, 2012 Roseville's Parks and Recreation Commission 21 reviewed a previous plat proposal of this property against the park dedication 22 requirements of § 1103.07 of the City Code; after reviewing that proposal, the Parks and 23 Recreation Commission recommended requiring a dedication of cash in lieu of land in 24 this location. At the time the PRELIMINARY PLAT application for the present proposal was 25 submitted, the Parks and Recreation Department Director determined that the 26 Commission's 2012 recommendation was still appropriate and, since the PRELIMINARY 27 PLAT approval and submission of the FINAL PLAT application both occurred in 2013, the 28 2013 calculation of park dedication remains valid even though the final approval will 29 occur in 2014. City Code §314 (Fee Schedule) established a park dedication amount 30 equal to 7% of the 2013 fair market value of the unimproved land to be platted, as 31 determined by the Ramsey County Assessor's office; with a 2013 valuation of 32 $1,73 3,700, the total cash dedication would be $121,3 59, to be collected prior to 33 recording an approved final plat at Ramsey County. 34 3.4 The proposed PRELIMINARY PLAT was approved as part of the City Council's Consent 35 Agenda on December 9, 2013 with the condition that the applicant continue working with 36 the Public Works Department to address easements and water and sewer infrastructure 37 requirements as necessary. 38 4.0 FINAL PLAT ANALYSIS 39 4.1 Plat proposals are reviewed primarily for the purpose of ensuring that all proposed lots 40 meet the minimum size requirements of the zoning code, that adequate streets and other 41 public infrastructure are in place or identified and constructed, and that storm water is 42 addressed to prevent problems either on nearby property or within the storm water 43 system. As a FINAL PLAT of an industrial property, the proposal leaves no zoning issues to 44 be addressed since the Zoning Code does not establish minimum lot dimensions or area. 45 The proposed FINAL PLAT is included with this report as Attachment C. 46 4.2 At the time this report was prepared, Roseville's Public Works Department staff was 47 continuing to work with the applicant to address the specific needs related to easements 48 to be dedicated on the FINAL PLAT, but felt that the remaining issues were minor enough 49 to address with conditions of approval rather than postponing City Council action until 50 the plat document addresses the easements correctly. PF 12-013-RCA-0 I 1314.doc Page 2 of 3