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Bluebill Ponds March 8, 2000 page 2 Wetlands cover 2.15 acres. Gross density would be 2.18 units per acre. Net density, subtracting the wetlands, would be 2.32 units per acre. ANALYSIS Lots, Blocks The submitted information indicates that lot areas shown on the plat do not include wetlands or ponds. All lot areas would then comply with the required minimum area of 10,800 sf of buildable land per lot in the R -1 zone. Most lots meet the minimum width and depth requirements of 80 ft. and 135 ft., respectively. However, we require a lot depth of 145 ft. on double - frontage lots. The lots in Block 1, along Main St., are double - frontage lots. Lots 5, 6, and 7 do not meet this requirement. Lot depth is measured as "the shortest horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line measured from a ninety (90) degree angle from the street right -of -way within the lot boundaries." Because of the roadway issues, described below, the layout of the plat will have to be altered, which will result in a reduction in the number of lots. Parks and Trails Originally, staff envisioned some park land in the southeast corner of the site. This would be near the park in the Highland Meadows West plat. The two sites touch at the corners only, so the entire park would be oddly configured. The missing connecting piece would have to be filled in when the land to the east of Bluebill Ponds develops. We have no indication that this will occur in the foreseeable future, so the missing piece is only speculative. The greatest impediment to designing park land into this site is the road on the south edge of the plat. This road was requested by the majority of the residents on the south side of the road, in Mar Don Acres. The future extension of this will separate the Bluebill Ponds site from the Highland Meadows West park site. The park dedication requirement is about 3.3 acres, or the equivalent in cash. We estimate that the cash dedication would be approximately $81,000. The 1992 trail plan envisions a trail crossing this site from east to west to facilitate a. future connection between the park and 4th Ave. A trail within a road right of way could provide for a trail across this plat. However, a connection to 4th Ave. will be difficult to create unless land to the west develops. Currently, that land is zoned Rural. The draft comprehensive plan shows some additional land in a growth area, but not all the way to 4th Ave. •