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YI • west, 1la1Miig1 , esea1Chi •■ • mmmmmM;mmIf LB .ji■pa■, NON! mmwimmM ■ X.■.■ l =�mmmm;mla ■A. • ■ ;■ :l.■a.. ■t■, p a ��.n • • I■�iii iiiisiii MEMORANDUM urban planning • design • market research 416 east hennepin avenue n*neapdis minnesota 55414 (612)379 -4600 TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Brad Nielsen /David Licht DATE: 4 October 1978 RE: Gervais Shores 2nd Addition - Preliminary Plat; and Gervais Ridge Addition - Preliminary Plat The two above mentioned preliminary plats were received in our office for review and comment. Gervais Shores 2nd Addition This plat was originally reviewed by Midwest Planning, recommended for approval with certain contingencies to the City Council by the Planning Commission and subsequently denied by the City Council with a suggestion to the developer to design the plat with half acre lot sizes. The developer has now resubmitted the preliminary plat meeting the City's request for approximately half acre lots. It should be noted that a question still exists in terms of the outlot on the west side of the property. If it is to be used as an ingress /egress easement, it should be designated as such. Leaving the ownership of such a parcel to an individual is viewed as an invitation to future problems, especially with regard to maintenance. Also, there h a potential for the land to be tax forfeited in the future. These questions should be resolved by the City Attorney. We have not seen an engineer's report regarding the issues presented in our original report of 31 August 1978. Due to lack of this information, we recommend that engineer review and comment be made a contingency for approval of the preliminary plat. In summary, our suggestion to the Planning Commission h to recommend approval of the Gervais Shores 2nd Addition contingent upon review and comment by the City Engineer and review of the outlot issue by the City Attorney.