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3 <br /> <br />Parking and Driveways. No deviations are being granted for parking and driveways associated with the <br />future single-family homes in this development. Conformance will be reviewed at the time of building <br />permit submittal. <br /> <br />Parks and Trails. The City Code allows the City to require cash in lieu of land. During its preliminary <br />approvals, the City determined it would take ownership of Outlot A, which is roughly 30 acres. Due to <br />the land in Outlot A being both difficult to access, and to use as parkland, the City determined to provide <br />a credit for that area of 50% of the overall land dedication requirement. The Developer is also proposing <br />trails as part of the development, those areas shall not exceed 25 percent of the total required park <br />dedication. The Developer has paid all required park dedication for the whole development with the 1st <br />addition. This includes the dedication of Outlot A as a City Park and the fee of $218,876 which has been <br />added to the park fund. <br /> <br />Signs. The development plans do not include any proposed signage. The Developer has indicated they <br />are planning to seek sign permits for signage after the development has received final approvals. <br /> <br />CONSISTENCY WITH PRELIMINARY PLAT: <br />The process for review a of subdivision is established in Title 103 of City Code. The City has <br />determined that the applicant has addressed the required revisions, and the final plat is generally <br />consistent with the preliminary plat approval. Conditions of approval have been added where applicable. <br /> <br />AGENCY REVIEW: <br />This request was distributed to several departments and agencies for review on January 3rd 2025. The <br />following review comments are attached to this staff report: <br />• Fire Department - Provided their standard comments regarding drive lanes, entrances, phasing, <br />hydrants addressing/street naming and parking. <br />• Landscape Architect - Provided comments that the tree preservation plan and the landscaping <br />plan within the 2nd addition are acceptable. The architect is requiring a resubmittal to address the <br />tree relocation for the Legacy trail connection to verify suitable planting locations and spacing <br />from future trail. <br />• City Engineer– The City Engineer is recommending that plans be revised to address all City <br />comments. Key comments are summarized below: <br />o Easements must be provided and clear of encroachments <br />o A bituminous trail connected between Northstar and Legacy at Northstar must be <br />provided to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director <br />o Stormwater Reuse Irrigation System Maintenance and License agreement are required <br />due to the stormwater reuse on site. <br />o The Engineer provided comments on the construction plan submittal <br />• Valley Branch Watershed District – A permit has been issued for the project VBWD Permit <br />#2023-01. <br />• MN DNR – Provided the same comment memo as what was provided for the preliminary plat. <br />The memo finds the request compliant with state and city shoreland regulations. The memo <br />restricts use of the park through a conservation easement and prohibits docking/mooring <br />facilities in the park. <br />• City Attorney – Provided a plat opinion with required revisions. <br />• Washington County DOT– Did not have comments on the request.