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6 <br />Tapestry at Charlotte's Grove 50 50 200 50 100 <br />Tamarack Farm Estates 100 100 100 100 <br />Sunfish Ponds 100 100 100 200 <br />Hamlet on Sunfish Lake 50 100 50 50 <br />Cardinal Ridge 100 200 50 50 <br />Wildflower Shoves 100 200 100 200 <br />Heritage Farms 50 N/A N/A 50 N/A <br />Tana Ridge (Res. 2009-033) N/A N/A 50 50 <br />Parkview Estates (Res. 2009- <br />033) <br />50; except lot 9, <br />block five use 20 <br />ft <br />N/A N/A 50 <br /> <br />As shown above, many of the buffers are less than 200 feet and some as small as 25 feet. Staff is <br />proposing reducing required buffers to 100 feet or 200 feet from a dwelling in an adjacent <br />development, whichever is greater. The buffer cannot be a part of a buildable lot. <br /> <br />Communal septic/drain fields. According to a recent presentation by a developer’s septic designer, <br />new communal septic performs better than individual septic and has higher standards from the <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The proposed text amendment promotes <br />communal septic since changes promote lots less than 1 acre. One acre is the minimum required <br />lot area for individual septic. <br /> <br />Density. The current density at .45 is designed for 1 acre lots with 50% open space. While the <br />code allows half acre lots, if built at the current density, the site would result in almost 75% open <br />space. With the increase in land values and construction cost, this requirement may make projects <br />unfeasible. <br /> <br />Lot width and area. Currently, lot width is not specified. The 100-foot minimum aligns with a few <br />existing OP PUDs and exceeds the lot width of the single-family homes in Prairie Hamlet. Smaller <br />lots should result in more open space. <br /> <br />Trails. The text amendment promotes trail construction and, in the future, connectivity to the <br />Village from developments in the northern part of the city. <br /> <br />Impervious coverage. The text amendment creates a per lot standard that clarifies how it will be <br />applied both before and after the house is constructed. <br /> <br />Identification of preferred building pad locations. Building pad locations, up to the maximum <br />number of units permitted by LEC 105.12.1050(a), which preserve natural topography and