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Planning Case No. 501-97 Silver Estates Final Plat March 9, 1998 Page 2 final plat for the proposed Silverview Estates. Review of this plat is required by the City Engineer, the Director of Public Works, the City Attorney, Rice Creek Watershed District, and Ramsey County. The plat, dated 312198, bears the required data for final plats as specified in the City Code. As with any subdivision of land within Mounds View, two issues need to be addressed. The first is easements. The plat shows easements for the wetland area, those areas to be used as NURP ponds, and other drainage and utility easements. These easements will be dedicated to the City by virtue of their inclusion on the plat. Other easements, such as the gateway signage and Iandscape design easement and the cross access parking and driveway easement will need to be dedicated via a separate document. The City Attorney has drafted and will have available for the Council's review the gateway signage and Iandscape design easement. T31d hFL.nr .rn.. ..i : 1 i. tf 1 1 - Ae OthA ., it-)XUe aLLU esseu With uie P'LaUirig of lana is the park dedication requirement. According to Section 1204.42 of the City Code, all subdividers of land are required to dedicate to the City for public purposes a portion of land, or,, at the City's sole discretion, an equivalent amount in cash based upon the value of the Iand. It has been and continues to be the City policy of requiring a cash dedication in lieu of land. According to an appraisal report dated October 31, 1997, the land value for this project area is $684,000 and thus the dedication amount applicable for this project would be 568,4000. This amount will need to be paid to the City prior to the City Administrator and the Mayor signing off on the Final PIat. w' The Ramsey County surveyors office will need to review and approve the final plat, and has been working with the applicant to bring the plat into county conformance. While the County has not yet given its final approval or authorization for Mylar copies to be made of the plat, it is expected that this will occur in the near future. To staffs knowledge, only one technical issue is left to be resolved which should not impact the development plan: ownership of Silver Lake Road. Staff has requested that the developer submit title information so that the City Attorney may perform a "plat opinion." This should be completed by the meeting on March 9th. Qiiy Engineer: The City Engineer had not reviewed the final plat at the time this report was written, but fully expects to do so prior to the meeting. Staff will present the City Engineer's findings verbally to the Council during meeting. Staff has verified that the legal descriptions used for the gateway signage and landscape design easement documents are accurate and the City Attorney will -have prepared a draft easement document dedicating these areas to the City. Director ofPubliCWorU- Mike Ulrich, Director of Public Works, has reviewed the final plat and finds that it conforms to the preliminary plat and to the City's platting requirements. Cres�k W i . The Rice Creek Watershed District on November 11, 1997 approved the drainage plans and on-site stormwater retention for the Silverview Estates PUD.