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STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor Keis and City Council Members FROM: Chris Heineman, City Administrator Corrin Wendell, AICP, Community Development Director DATE: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 RE: Review Preliminary Plat Application from Cara Builders, LLC 0 Edgerton Street (PID 052922340061) ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED No action is required at this time. The following information is being provided as an update to the Preliminary Plat and Variance application that was presented at the July 27 City Council meeting. BACKGROUND The initial Preliminary Plat application from Cara Builders included eight (8) single-family homes. This application was presented to the Planning Commission on July 14th and to the City Council on July 27th. Based on input received from the Planning Commission and the City Council, the subdivision proposal has been reduced to seven (7) single-family homes. The Planning Commission reviewed the application at the July 14th Planning Commission meeting. After receiving public input and discussing the proposal, the Planning Commission recommended approval (5-1) and provided additional recommendations for consideration to the City Council. The City Council conducted a Public Hearing on the Preliminary Plat at the July 27th City Council meeting. After listening to input from the public during the public comment period, the City Council tabled the discussion and referred the application back to the Planning Commission to review recommended changes to the Preliminary Plat based on information from the watershed district, input from the residents, and recommendations from the Planning Commission. The following items have been modified in the revised Preliminary Plat Site Plan: • The total number of lots in the proposed subdivision was decreased from 8 lots to 7 with the elimination of a lot on the north end of the parcel. • An Outlot was created to accommodate stormwater management. • All 7 lots now meet the R-1 district requirement for lot area, (10,000 sq. ft.), which eliminates the need for the request for this type of variance. • The watershed district continues to review the application for compliance with their requirements. The City Engineer is working closely with the watershed district in evaluating the upcoming soil borings results and next steps in approvals. • The road width of the development may change from 28 feet in width to 26 feet in width to reduce impervious surface and stormwater management. This will be evaluated by the City Engineer. • The street grade has been reduced from 8.0% to 7.5% with the inclusion of a longer flat area (2.5%) near the curve and intersection with Edgerton Street. • Additional retaining walls have been added to the plan to reduce steep grades on the site. The City Engineer will continue coordinating with the Developer and his Engineer on modifications to the grading plan.