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Planning & Zoning Board June 13, 2001 Page 18 Staff indicated Outlots A and D were proposed to be dedicated as partial satisfaction of park land requirements. Outlot A provided a desired trail corridor from Main Street to the neighborhood. Connections to the park abutting the southwest corner of this parcel would be provided over the local streets. Outlot D was land dedicated to add to the existing park. Staff explained the amount of the land required to be dedicated was 10 percent of the gross area of the plat or 3.37 acres. An additional amount of land must also be dedicated to offset the loss of existing parkland caused by the extension of Arlo Lane to serve the plat. The area of Outlots A and D were 0.72 acres, from which the replacement park land must be subtracted. The balance of required park dedication would be required to be satisfied in the form of a cash fee in lieu of land based upon the formula outlined in the Subdivision Ordinance. Staff stated the preliminary plat included Outlots B and C, in addition to those being provided for park dedication purposes. Staff explained Outlot B was a parcel of land fronting Street A th access to a land locked parcel to the south east. This land loc have frontage to 79th Street via a reserve strip that was to be need to follow up on resolution of this matter. to provide so intended to e City. Staff would Staff explained Outlot C was a 0.07 -acre parcel of land t was being conveyed to the abutting property to lot and the parkland. s the expanded park. The Outlot order to create a buffer between that Staff stated water and sanitary sewer we d to be provided to serve the single - family uses. Sanitary sewer and watx shown within the rights -of -way. Storm sewer facilities were also shown o ' 1.` asements had been provided at the perimeter of each lot and over all drainage fa All ity plans were subject to review and approval of the City Engineer. Staff stated comments from th nvironmental Board had not been received. Chair Schaps asked if t i ehensive Plan had addressed this area with respect to parkland. Mr. Brixius stated this "'''uld be an extension to the park area already in existence. Mr. Lyden asked if it was too late to make this R -1X. Mr. Brixius stated there was no application before them for R -1X zoning. Chair Schaps invited applicant to make comment. Ms. Gail Judd, 670 Arlen Lane, stated she was the person who Outlot C was being dedicated to. She asked if this was on meeting in a series of meetings, or if this was being approved tonight. Chair Schaps replied this would go to Council for their decision eventually. Ms. Judd asked if Outlot D was parkland because they were purchasing Outlot C. She requested it be residential. Mr. Smyser replied her purchasing Outlot C, did not have any effect on the decision to make Outlot D a park.