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Longview Estates Council Report December 8, 2003 Page 3 Easements: The City’s Subdivision Code requires that plats dedicate p erimeter drainage and utility easements for each lot in the subdivision, and dedicate easements for all wetlands, stormwater holding ponds and interior drainageways associated with the development. This plat does dedicate the necessary perimeter, ponding and wetland easements Park Dedication Requirements: The Subdivision Code indicates that any subdivision of land is subject to a park dedication fee. In this case, the fee is equal to 10% of the market value of the land. While Ramsey County assessed values are often utilized to establish the land value, staff would recommend the City Council require a professional appraisal to determine an appropriate value under the current development proposal. (Section 1204.02, Subd. 2 of the Mounds View City Code a llows the Council to require a professional appraisal to establish land value.) Utilities: All utilities to the site would need to be installed underground, per Section 1203.10. Water and sanitary utility stubs have already been installed to serve homes on Longview Drive. (Ten services were installed on the west side of Longview Drive when the street was constructed in 1966.) Water and sanitary sewer services are NOT available on the Silver Lake Road side of the development and in all likelihood, new main lines would need to be installed in the Silver Lake Road (County) right of way. Telephone, electric and cable would also need to be installed underground if utility poles are not already present on the site. If poles are present, services from the poles would be undergrounded. Traffic: the amount of daily vehicle trips will increase on both Longview Drive and Silver Lake Road as a result of this subdivision. The volume on Longview Drive would more than likely increase by nearly 100 percent. While t his may seem excessive, the traffic volume generated by this development would be less than what was originally anticipated when the street was constructed. (Eight lots are currently proposed; ten lots were originally anticipated.) This may be of little consolation however to the residents of Longview who, up to this point, have enjoyed minimal traffic levels on their street. Traffic on Silver Lake Road is already heavy, yet the additional volume generated by the seven lots will not cause any degradation in service level or result in any measurable increase in congestion. The Ramsey County Traffic Engineer has indicated that while they (the County) are not in favor of the proposed subdivision, they are not in a position to deny access to Silver Lake Road. Admittedly, adding seven driveways to a busy arterial with vehicles traveling at 40 plus miles an hour is not ideal; however two things can be done to mitigate the dangers associated with taking access from Silver Lake Road: (1) All properties taking access from Silver Lake Road shall have driveways that have perpendicular stubs (“T”s) to enable residents to pull onto the street in a forward motion rather than having to back onto the roadway. (2) Assuming the lot configurations remain as currently presented, the driveways serving Lots 9 and 10 and the driveways serving Lots 14 and 15 shall be combined to reduce the number of access points onto Silver Lake Road from seven to five. The homes on these lots would need to be constructed such that the garages were side by side.