Date: August 21, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Scott Tempel, City Planner
Title
Consider Resolution Approval of the Preliminary Plat of the Bluff View Addition.
Body
Action Requested:
Staff recommends approval of a Resolution for the Preliminary Plat of the Bluff View Addition.
Summary Report:
Staff is recommending approval of the Bluff View Preliminary Plat consisting of 32.2 acres. This subdivision will provide sixty-one single-family lots, ten twin-home lots, four four-plex lots, and two Neighborhood Commercial lots. The developer hopes to provide quality affordable housing for this area of Northfield.
Vern and Joan Koester are the property owners of this parcel. The Koester's initially contacted staff in 2016 with a preliminary concept plan for the expired Southbridge preliminary plat. They also expressed an interest in partnering with the City on development of the adjacent land owned by the Northfield HRA. The Koester's worked with consultants from I & S Group to develop additional concept plans involving a potential land swap. After several meetings with the HRA, it was determined that the proposed land swap would require additional grading and increase development costs.
The current preliminary plat proposal utilizes the preliminarily graded street grid. The project will connect with the existing development at Ford Street and future connections at Southbridge Drive, Aspen Street and Brookside Drive. The proposed connection of Southbridge Drive to the west was eliminated as MN/DOT will not allow Southbridge Drive to be connected to 246 due to the proximity of other intersections.
The Bluff View Addition Preliminary Plat was initially included on the City Council agenda for May 15, 2018, but was removed prior to the meeting due to a discrepancy in the plat documents. The applicant initially requested a waiver from installing a sidewalk on the north side of Ford Street (east of Aspen Street) to match the current c...
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