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Integra Homes Report December 6, 2006 Page 5 Major Subdivision Summary: A current title commitment is still needed from the property owner, and the plat will go through a legal review by the City Attorney. The park dedication fees and trail contribution amount will be required before the City signs the final plat for recording with Ramsey County. This major subdivision request meets City Code requirements. Updates since November 15 Planning Commission meeting: Integra Homes has agreed to install two additional small yard lights at the street bends between buildings 2 and 3, and buildings 4 and 5. These lights would be much smaller than a regular street light and should not extend light onto the neighboring properties, but will offer some additional lighting throughout the site. Staff spoke to a Ramsey County traffic engineer about the traffic concerns with only having one access point into the development. The County has no rules or regulations determining how many access points a development needs. They leave that decision up to the fire department. The County would always rather see access consolidation than adding additional driveways. The engineer also looked at the layout of the lots and site plan and said that the access driveway is located exactly where the County would like to have it. A stop sign will be required at the driveway for traffic exiting the development onto County Road 10. Engineering report: Bonestroo, the City’s engineer consultant has reviewed the plans and submitted a letter indicating their recommendations. This information was passed on to MFRA, Integra’s engineering firm, and is included with this report. A response letter from MFRA, Brian Bourassa, is also included. Staff received a call from a neighbor on Sherwood Place who requested that the privacy fence already shown on the west side of the site, be extended along the entire north end of the development. There is currently a chain-link fence on at least part of the 2925 County Road 10 lot, which at minimum, the neighbors would like this to remain. Integra Homes had included quite a bit of landscape buffering around the site. They have agreed to extend the privacy fence, but would then need to remove some of the landscaping in order to fit in a fence. Integra Homes has built other developments that have created homeowner associations. They already have bylaws prepared that have been used for other housing projects, but will customize them to the City’s requirements. Deadline for Action: This application was accepted on November 2, 2006 and in accordance with MN Statutes §15.99, a decision shall be made within 60 days of application acceptance. The deadline for action on this request is January 1, 2007.