City Council Meeting Date: October 19, 2021
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator Ben Martig
From: Mikayla Schmidt, City Planner
Title
Consideration of the Preliminary Plat Resolution for Kraewood Addition.
Body
Action Requested:
The City Council is requested to review and approve the preliminary plat resolution for Kraewood Addition with the conditions proposed by staff.
Summary Report:
Rebound Real Estate has applied for a preliminary plat to create Kraewood Addition on property known as the Paulson Christmas Tree Farm. Rebound Real Estate has been before the Planning Commission for voluntary review of this subdivision and has met with the surrounding neighborhood. The site has historically been operated as a Christmas tree farm by the Paulson family.
The parcel is approximately 12.5 acres and proposes to create 31 lots and is zoned N2-B: Neighborhood General 2. The proposed site layout consists of 22 single-family homes, 2 twin homes, 1 four-plex/row house and an apartment building. The main homestead site (600 Greenvale Ave.) and Parcel ID - 2236125002 are under consideration for rezoning at this time from N1-B: Neighborhood General 1 to N2-B: Neighborhood General 2.
Note: Staff has attached an ex-parte communication memo from the city attorney. The city attorney will be at the meeting for questions.
The Planning Commission (PC) held a public hearing and made several motions of additional recommendations on the preliminary plat to City Council on July 15, 2021. The PC did not make a final motion of recommendation on the preliminary plat as they wanted to form a subcommittee to create a memo to Council. The subcommittee consisted of Commissioner Buckheit, Commissioner Kuhlmann and Commissioner Schroeer. The PC members, voted to separate the memo from the preliminary plat item. The PC made a motion to approve the memo as drafted by the subcommittee and send to Council (at their Aug. meeting). That memo and Resolution 2021-089 Acknowled...
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