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Century Farm North 5th Addition page 4 platted. These 16 lots would become Blocks 1, 2, and 3 of a new preliminary plat for the 5th Addition. The 5th Addition also would include a park dedication parcel and new Outlots A and B (of the 5th Addn.). Outlot A is intended for a stormwater pond, which has already been constructed. Outlot B will be the area where eventually, more detached dwelling units are planned. (The new preliminary plat shows detached townhomes, as originally planned in 2003. It is possible these could change in the future, but this would require a new approval action by the City.) There are several elements of the submitted preliminary plat that merit discussion. • Setbacks: No additional units are being added. However, setbacks must be considered. When the individual unit lots were to be located within a common lot, the distances of interest were between the structures themselves. Now that the property lines are to be redrawn, lot line setbacks become the ruling element. The City's subdivision requirements mandate that setbacks are shown on the preliminary plat (§1001.041(5)(i)). The setbacks are shown on the preliminary plat but the dimensions are not shown due to the scale of the drawing. The setbacks should be defined and included on the preliminary plat. Robinson Drive is a collector street so the front building setback is 40 feet from front property line. Other building setbacks are 30 feet from the rear lot line and 10' from the sides. Proposed Lots 1 -4, Block 1, of the 5th Addn. are 62 feet wide. This is narrower than the standard 80 feet for single family lots. With 10 ft. setbacks on each side, there is a 42 ft. wide buildable area. Buildings must fit within the setbacks. • Watershed District Permit Status: The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) issued a permit for Century Farm North as part of the original project approval. However, the status of RCWD permit must be determined. The permit conditions may include a time frame and the RCWD approved new rules since the original approval. The City must know the status of the permit: the permit must be current or pending before the City can approve a preliminary plat. Final Plat, Century Farm North 5th Addition The final plat is the document that is recorded, thereby actually creating the parcels that are designed by the preliminary plat. The proposed new final plat would create Lots 1 -5, Block 1. It also would create the park parcel and two outlots. There are several elements of the submitted final plat that must be addressed: • Easements: The City's subdivision requirements mandate that lot line drainage and utility easements are required and must be shown on the final plat (§1001.101). The submitted final plat does not include the easements. A 10' easement is required on the front along the street. A 10' easement is required on the sides, but it can be • • •