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• • • AGENDA I'T'EM 5.B. STAFF ORIGINATOR: Paul Bengtson P & Z MEETING DATE: September 8, 2004 TOPIC: BACKGROUND Preliminary Plat Allocation of MUSA Reserve Acres Speiser Acres Jeff and Marni Sawyer have requested approval of a single family residential development called Speiser Acres. The property within the new subdivision consists of three existing lots, one with an existing single - family dwelling, and two lots of vacant land. The lot for the existing single - family dwelling will be enlarged to include the land on which some accessory buildings have been constructed. Another single - family residential lot with frontage onto Birch Street will be created, and the remaining acreage will be combined into one large lot. This application highlights an unusual situation that should be corrected. There are five existing homes on the north side of Birch Street that are outside of the MUSA boundary. Two of the five are on city sewer, and one of the five is on city water. As part of building a new single family dwelling on the single - family residential lot created by this plat, city utility connection will be required for the new lot. To prepare for the possibility of future utility connections along Birch Street, the city should allocate MUSA reserve to all of the lots fronting on Birch Street, with the exception of the large `outlot' being created as part of this plat. That lot should not have MUSA allocation until such time as further development occurs. To accommodate the development proposal, the following approvals are necessary: 1. Preliminary Plat 2. Allocation of 6.5 acres of MUSA reserve