HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/07/2005 - Agenda Packet - Planning & Zoning Commission To ensure that no other projects were affected by this notification mishap, 1 researched all Planning
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As you know, the Staff Assistants have been working very diligently cross-training one another, as
well as developing training documents for each of their positions. These training documents will be
included in the Department Training Manual that we have been striving to produce for the past few
years. They have done an exceptional job creating comprehensive training procedures for each of
their job responsibilities. Their training documents, as well as these new procedures, have been
incorporated into our training manual which is available for all future training.
Staff is particularly sensitive to any errors made on their behalf due to the numerous areas that they
affect. They are keenly aware of the potential loss of time and money, but are especially concerned
about the customers' and citizens' perception of the City when mistakes like these are made. Our
staff are very responsive to correcting procedural mistakes to ensure accuracy and are eager to learn
new methods to continue providing excellent service to our customers and citizens.
CC: Lisa Lindgren, Staff Assistant
Deborah Grace, Staff Assistant
Sven Griffin, Staff Planner
Nanette Manhart, Senior Staff Planner
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There will be moderate to high levels of use. These corridors will
connect users and their destinations such as one neighborhood to
other neighborhoods, to businesses, to parks or to schools. Access
points will be visible and may include lighting, signage, picnic
areas or playgrounds. The width of a suburban greenway should
be the entire floodplain, or if surrounding development is present,
what can reasonably be obtained. The trails will serve a variety of
recreational and transportation uses and will be relatively wide
with a medium to hard surface. The trail itself, is the focus of the
greenway. Channel improvements should only be made if
necessary and using the softest techniques feasible. Bridge
structures should provide grade separation for safe passage of
users. Surrounding development will consist of low to medium
density single family, multi - family , mixed use, retail commercial
and uses such as churches and schools.
3. Rural Greenways: (GR)
The primary functions of rural greenways are to control flooding, to
protect wildlife and to increase aesthetic value. Recreation,
transportation, economics and service as a utility corridor will
serve as secondary functions.
This type of greenway would exist in a mostly "natural" state with
connections made for wildlife movement and some trails developed
for public use. The surrounding land use would be primarily
agricultural, undeveloped open space or low density residential.
Riparian areas would see very little, if any, modification. Trails
would be more primitive, designed for lower levels of use and may
connect larger nature oriented parks or preserves. User amenities
would be less common and found only at destination points. The
corridor width would contain the entire floodplain and possibly
more in some areas to include key natural or cultural areas. There
would be limited channel improvements allowed and bridge
structures would be grade separated to allow safe passage of
pedestrians and bicyclists.
B. Ownership, Access and Maintenance
1. In single - family residential developments the greenway must
be dedicated as a single lot on a final plat to the City or to an
approved homeowner association (HOA). The greenway shall
not be contained in a single - family residential lot. The City
Council may waive this dedication requirement for replats that
were originally platted prior to the adoption of this
requirement.
2. For single - family residential developments where the
greenway dedication is owned and maintained by an HOA, the
HOA's by -laws and covenants, which must be approved by the
City and filed of record in the county land records where the
property is located, shall provide:
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b. The developer may include trail improvements as a part of
the infrastructure improvements for the development.
The City will reimburse the developer for the cost of trail
improvements through a developer participation
agreement
D. Density Credits For Landowners
1. When a greenway consumes more than five percent (5 %) of a
landowner's developable land, density credits shall be granted
to the landowner that allows one additional dwelling unit to be
built for every acre of his or her property affected by
greenway. These density credits shall be accommodated at the
development site by allowing greater flexibility in setbacks,
frontage distances, or minimum lot sizes to squeeze in "lost
lots." Cluster development may be used for this purpose.
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