2 Request RezoneAshling Meadows PRC DATE:
CITY 0 F PC DATE:
CC DATE:
January 9, 2001
January 16, 2001
February 12, 2001
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STAFF REPORT
PROPOSAL:
LOCATION:
APPLICANT:
Request for rezoning of approximately 40 acres of property zoned Rural Residential
to Residential Single Family; Preliminary Plat request for 53 single family lots and 4
outlots; and a Wetland Alteration Permit to fill 3,360 sq. fi. of Wetland; Ashling
Meadows
East side of Galpin Boulevard just South of Lake Lucy Road
Lundgren Brothers
935 Wayzata Boulevard East
Wayzata, MN 55391
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PRESENT ZONING:
RR, Rural Residential
ADJACENT ZONING
AND LAND USE:
N - Rural Residential (Lake Lucy Road)
S - Rural Residential
E - Rural Residential
W- Single Family Residential, Rural Residential (Galpin Blvd.)
COMPREHENSIVE PARK PLAN: The City's Comprehensive Park Plan identifies Pheasant Hill Park
as the neighborhood park facility that will serve Ashling Meadows. Sugarbush Park, although slightly
further away than Pheasant Hill Park, will also be accessed by residents of Ashling Meadows.
COMPRENHENSIVE TRAIL PLAN: Ashling Meadows is served by the existing Galpin Boulevard
off-street trail and the Lake Lucy Road on-street access to both these trails. A "connector trail" from the
entrance to Ashling Meadows (Topaz Drive) north to the intersection of Lake Lucy Road and Galpin
Boulevard should be constructed. The applicant concurred that this connector would be a desirable
amenity.
Ashling Meadows
January 4, 2001
Page 2
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Park & Recreation Commission recommend that the City Council approve the
preliminary plat for Ashling Meadows with the following conditions of approval regarding parks and trails:
1. Full park fees be collected in lieu of land dedication.
The applicant provide the necessary trail easement or outlot and construct an 8 ft. wide bituminous
trail connector from Topaz Drive north to the intersection of Lake Lucy Road and Galpin
Boulevard. Full trail fee credit shall be granted in consideration for this condition.
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2 CLOVER
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4 PRIMROSE PLACE