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Item No: 7B Meeting Date: February 27, 2006 Type of Business: Public Hearing City Administrator Review: ______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View City Council From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of a Preliminary Plat for a proposed Major Subdivision at 3049 Woodale Drive; Planning Case MA2006-001 Introduction: Dan Saplis has submitted an application for a major subdivision of 3049 Woodale Drive. These parcels abut the western boundary of the city limits, and are directly south of the Hidden Hollow development. The proposed development for the site is being called “Hidden Hollow South.” The proposed 2.71 acre subdivision would create 6 buildable lots from the existing two lots. Dan Saplis, Inc. is the land owner. Discussion: The area identified as 3049 Woodale is currently zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. The proposed subdivision would be consistent with the existing zoning of the property. All of the lots shown on the preliminary plat satisfy the minimum requirements of 75 feet lot width and 11,000 square foot lot area. The smallest lot proposed is 12,883 square feet while the largest is 44,342 square feet. The corner lot also complies with the 12,500 square feet and 100 feet wide minimum size. The average lot size in the subdivision is 19,675 square feet. Comprehensive Plan: The Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map designates 3049 Woodale and the surrounding area as single family detached. The proposed subdivision would be consistent with that designation and consistent with the residential goals and policies as articulated in the Land Use section of the Comprehensive Plan. The proposal would also be consistent with specific housing goals and policies articulated in the Comp Plan. Local Water Management Plan: Also known as the City’s Surface Water Management Plan, this planning document guides the City in regards to drainage and stormwater management. The project is located in the Spring Creek 4 sub-watershed. The minimum recommended building elevation for this sub-watershed is set at 878.9. While not identified explicitly, it appears that the homes will be at the 893 elevation, well above the minimum. While a few minor changes were suggested and agreed to, the majority of the proposed plan does meet with public works approval. Drainage Plan: The grading plan illustrates in detail the grading, drainage and erosion control of the development. Lot 1 will be graded so that runoff flows northeast towards the wetland area. The other lots are shown to be graded in such a way as to allow swaled stormwater with runoff collecting in the newly created pond along the eastern boundary of the site. Because the street will have curb and gutter, there are stormsewer catch basins that would accept all runoff from streets and driveways, and whatever stormwater that does not infiltrate into the ground, piping the runoff to the pond on the site. The combination of the wetland, ponds and swales will capture all of the runoff generated from the site.