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7. Although the applicant has had continued discussions with Watershed District staff, final documents demonstrating compliance with Watershed District requirements have not been submitted nor approved by the Watershed District, nor have those documents been submitted for review to the City. Commentary: The final plat documents had not yet been submitted to the RWMWD. Staff has forwarded them a copy and is awaiting their comments. No Watershed permit exists for this project at the present time. Conclusion.' The proposed Final Plat differs substantively from the approved Preliminary Plat that was reviewed extensively by the City and the public at the public hearings. The changes go far beyond the requirements and conditions attached to the Preliminary Plat approval. The differences result in a need to hold a new public hearing on the revisions to the Preliminary Plat prior to action on the Final Plat. Commentary: The revised final plat resolves the concerns noted above. Additional Staff Review and Recommendations: Based upon staff's review of the September 15, 2005 final plat submittals, we recommend approval of the final plat of The Preserve subject to the information to follow and the specified conditions: City Planner: Background and Analysis This report reviews the Final Plat submission dated September 15, 2005. The proposed plat consists of 14 single - family lots and 3 outlots. The area is zoned R -1, Single Family Residential, and is subject to the Shoreland Overlay District regulations, as well as Floodplain and Wetland regulations along the north boundary. All of the single family lots exceed the City's Shoreland requirements of 75 feet minimum width, and 15,000 square feet of area, although Lots 2 and 3, Block 1 include nearly 40 -50% coverage by wetland. The Ramsey - Washington Metro Watershed District has regulations relating to buffering and setbacks from the wetland that will need to be incorporated into the City's consideration of the plat as well. The outlots are proposed as follows: Oudot A: This outlot consists primarily of the delineated wetland over the northern half of the plat. A drainage and utility easement covers this outlot. Outlot B: This outlot consists of a strip of property south of Preserve Court and west of Preserve Trail. The bulk of this outlot is encumbered by the pipeline easement, although the pipeline sits on the property to the south of the plat boundary.