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CONSIDERATION OF A FINAL SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND FINAL PLAT FOR VII ADDITION, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, DEFERRAL OF STREET PAVING IMPROVEMENTS FOR 48TH AVENUE N.W.; AND ACCEPTANCE OF PUBLIC DEDICATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN. (LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST TECUMSEH ROAD AND 48TH AVENUE N.W.)
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BACKGROUND: This item is a final plat for VII Addition, a Planned Unit Development and is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of West Tecumseh Road and 48th Avenue N.W
City Council, on May 28, 2013, adopted Ordinance No. O-1213-35 amending Ordinance No. O-1112-3 and placing this property in the Planned Unit Development. Also, City Council approved the revised preliminary plat for Fountain View North Addition, a Planned Unit Development. This property was included in the revised preliminary plat. The City Development Committee, at its meeting of January 30, 2015 reviewed the program of improvements, the final plat for VII Addition, a Planned Unit Development, and recommended that the final site development plan and final plat be submitted for City Council consideration. The Development Committee recommended deferral of paving improvements for 48th Avenue N.W.
DISCUSSION: The applicant has negotiated with Parks and Recreation staff regarding VII Addition, a Planned Unit Development. The developer has paid $573.75 in lieu of park land.
Construction plans have been reviewed by staff for the required public improvements for this tract. Water mains with fire hydrants and sanitary sewer improvements are required. Interior street is proposed as a private street constructed to City standards. This will be a gated community. Approximately 486 feet of 48th Avenue N.W. will be required to be constructed to City standards as a half width collector (minor arterial) street.
Section 19-602 B 1.2. of the City Code establishes a method of deferring public street improvements under the following situations:
(a) Where incompatible grades exist;
(b) Where there are inadequate or a lack of connecting facilities;
(c) Where construction of the improvement would not immediately function for its intended use; or
(d) Where such improvement would be replaced by a planned future project.
The developer is required to post a certificate of deposit with the City in a special account to be used with a future paving project or at such time as development occurs adjacent to the property. Staff has observed over the years that gap paving or "piecemeal" paving has been a detriment to arterial streets. There have been times over the years paving improvements have been constructed and then replaced because they did not fit in the overall design of the arterial street. Because this final plat includes a short length of pavement on 48th Avenue N.W., staff is recommending deferral until future development occurs or until the City initiates the full improvement of 48th Avenue N.W.
RECOMMENDATION: The final plat is consistent with the revised preliminary plat. Based upon the above information, staff recommends approval of the final plat and the filing of the plat subject to the Development Committee's acceptance of public improvements and receipt of $937.64 for traffic impact fee and $64,352.50 for the deferral of street paving improvements for 48th Avenue N.W., and authorize the Mayor to sign the final plat and bonds.