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• Fox Den Acres page 3 projects are listed roughly in order of application. However, they do not have a right to develop in 2005 until they receive preliminary plat approval. Lots: Minimum lot width is 80', minimum lot depth is 135'. All lots meet these requirements. The minimum lot size in an R -1 zone is 10,800 sf, and this must be contiguous land. There are several lots with non - contiguous upland areas. It is not clear that these lots would meet the area requirement without the non - contiguous portion. This must be clarified for Lot 5, Block 1 and Lot 4, Block 2. In addition, several lots have house pads squeezed in very carefully. In and of itself, this is not a problem. However, there are many wetland areas that require drainage and utility easements around them. The subdivision ordinance requires an easement that extends at least ten feet beyond a delineated wetland. Several house pads would be within the easement if the easement were enlarged to meet this requirement. This must be re- examined by the developer on the plans and the easements enlarged in several areas. For example, Lots 3 and 5, Block 1; Lot 4, Block 2; and Lot 6, Block 4. As explained below, it would be possible to retain some greenway along the outer edges of this site and make progress on the creation of a greenway corridor. This may require flexibility on lot sizes. If the gain to the environment is worth it, lots that are somewhat smaller than the minimum requirements would be justified flexibility. Streets, Access, Parking: Fox Road is the only access point for this site. Extending Fox Rd. as proposed would exceed the maximum cul de sac length of 500' unless a future outlet /connection is included. Wetland extends to the east and south for more than 1000', so a road cannot go in those directions. There is no possible additional connection on the west because the existing homes of Reshanau Lake Estates South 4th Addn. (Hindsight shows that Deerwood Lane should have been designed to provide a connection to the east at its southern end instead of curving west into a cul de sac. This is no longer an option, however.) The 500' radio tower on the north is likely to stay. The proposed road stub to the north of the plat avoids the tower property. Land to the north of the stub does have on it several communication facilities such as satellite dishes and the like, but nothing so imposing as the tall tower. It is possible that a road could extend to the north where pictured if these facilities were removed in the future. That area includes upland, though it is impossible to know how much without a delination of that property. A "ghost plat" of the area shows it will be possible to fit in a road and some lots. Fox Road leads to Deerwood Lane and West Shadow Lake Drive. Both lead to Birch St. Deerwood is a local street, West Shadow Lake Drive is a collector which runs from Birch St. to 6211d St., both of which are collectors. The street names on the plat likely will be changed. Emergency service personnel have expressed concern on other projects that have similar street names. It makes it difficult to locate properties in an urgent situation.