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oo November 8, 2021: Resolution No. 21-114 Approving Preliminary Plat <br />This staff report provides a comparison of the approved preliminary plat and the proposed final <br />plat. Changes in the plans are either narratively described or shown as strilethr-etigh (deletions) <br />or underline (additions). Overall, the final plat is consistent with the preliminary plat. <br />Existing Site Conditions <br />The 40 acre site is currently vacant, natural open space. Per the MLCCS, land cover includes <br />cattail marsh, deciduous woodlands, oak forest and tall grasslands. It is in the shoreland district <br />of Amelia Lake. Topography contour elevations range from 908.1 OHWL to 930 along CSAH <br />54 and from 900 on the south end to 950 on the north end. A previously submitted Existing <br />Slopes and Hydrology plan sheet indicating some slopes exceeding 20% on site. No <br />development is proposed in these areas. The property width tapers from approximately 1,000 <br />feet (north) to 200 feet (south). The property length along CSAH 54 is approximately 3,000 <br />feet. A 66 foot wide utility transmission easement with overhead power lines bisects the parcel <br />north to south. Groundwater was encountered at 4 — 19 ft. Wetlands exist on site. <br />Zoning <br />The subject site is zoned R-X, Rural Executive. One single family detached dwelling is <br />allowed per 10 acre parcel. <br />Current Zoning <br />R-X, Rural Executive <br />Current Land Use <br />Vacant Rural Residential <br />2040 Land Use Plan <br />Urban Reserve <br />Utility Staging Area <br />Post 2040 <br />Surrounding Zoning and Land Use <br />Direction <br />Zoning <br />Current Land Use <br />Future Land Use <br />North <br />R-X <br />Rural Residential <br />Urban Reserve <br />South <br />R-X <br />Rural Residential <br />Permanent Rural <br />East <br />R-X <br />I-35E <br />I-35E <br />West <br />R-X <br />Amelia Lake <br />Amelia Lake <br />Density and Land Area Calculations <br />Per the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the subject site is guided Urban Reserve and the land is <br />preserved for post-2040 development. Land use prior to 2040 is limited to agricultural related <br />uses and single family residential limited to 1 unit per 10 acres. The proposed development of <br />1 unit per 10 acres is consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br />