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Little Canada Planning Commission, Mayor and City Council 27 August 1982 Page Two 2. Streets. The subdivision is served by two streets which extend southward from County Road D. Since the streets will ultimately extend southward to serve additional property, the applicant has indicated temporary cul -de -sac easements on the south end of each. These easements may be vacated at such time as the streets are extended. The length of the cul -de -sac streets are within the 500 foot limit required by the Ordinance. Since a Sylvan Street already exists in the southwest portion of the City, the applicant should propose a different name for his easternmost street. Since the two proposed streets intersect a county road, the plat should be subject to review and approval by the County Engineer. C. Allen Avenue Area Plan. Exhibit C shows the plan which was adopted for the area in question. As can be seen, the Sylvan Estates plat is con- sistent with that plan. One issue which must be addressed is park dedica- tion. The Allen Avenue Area Plan included the provision of approximately four acres of park property located under the NSP powerline easement (see Exhibit D, attached). Of that four acres, approximately 36,775 square feet (.84 acre) is located on the Londin property. The City has two options in terms of park dedication. Either land can be required or cash in lieu of land. While the developer has indicated that he would rather pay the cash, the Park Commission was quite specific in recommending dedication of land. If the City were to- require the cash now, the land could be acquired when the southern portion of the Londin property is subdivided. Approximately 10.34 acres remains in the southern portion of the Londin property. Ten percent of that would be more than one acre which is more than initially suggested by the Park Commission. Consequently, it may be advisable to require cash now and acquire the land when the southern portion of the lot is developed. This issue should be referred to the Park Commission for their recommendation. D. Watershed District Approval. The property in question lies within the Ramsey - Washington Metro Watershed District. As such the preliminary plat must be referred to that agency for review and comment prior to final approval by the City. q