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The Meadows at Hugo – Preliminary Plat, PUD, and Comp Plan Amendment Page 7 The applicant is proposing to construct the road at their expense. They are also showing an access driveway connecting to the City’s water tower from the public road. This will allow access to the water tower to come from the north and through City property. The applicant shall provide a curb cut at the location indicated on the site plan. The intersection at 159th Street North and Farnham Avenue North will remain with no stop controls at 159th Street North and a stop condition on Farnham Avenue from the north and south. The City is requesting that the developer removes the existing sidewalk on the east side of the Farnham Avenue North stub street. The applicant will be required to provide a legal description and right of way document for the public road on the City-owned property as part of the final plat application. In addition to the access from the south, there are two road connections proposed to the north that will provide access to the two adjacent northern properties and eventually out to 165th Street North. Sidewalks, Trails, and Park Dedication The applicant is proposing an eight foot trail throughout the development as shown in the trails plan to connect between Farnham Avenue North and eventually north to 165th Street North, with future development. The applicant has shown a trail along both road connections to the north, which allows more options for future connections to the north as well as provide a more consistent and linear corridor. The applicant is also proposing a trail connection to the west that will provide access into the City-owned park land that is adjacent to the development. The applicant has stated that there will be an additional mowed, passive trail along the ditch on the east side of the development. The passive trail will be consistent with making connections within the Greenway Corridor as indicated in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Staff is comfortable with the trail connections and location. Land dedication is not preferred as there is future park property to the west and Frog Hollow, an active park, constructed to the south. The park dedication fee is currently $2,400 per unit for a total of $208,800 for the development. Utilities As identified in the City’s Comprehensive Water Supply and Distribution Plan, a 24 inch trunk watermain will need to be extended north from the water tower location. The 24 inch water main will be extended north throughout the development with the City paying for oversizing costs. As identified in the City’s Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Plan, a 36 inch trunk main is identified as a connection to the Met Council Interceptor. The proposed plan identifies a connection to the Interceptor at approximately 1320 feet south of 165th Street North, which requires a Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The applicant will be required to obtain approval from the Metropolitan Council for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment prior to final plat. The applicant is also required to get a permit from the Rice Creek Watershed District to allow ditch crossing for the utility connection to the east.