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May 2012 |
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NEW PROPOSAL FROM CHVALLE PLANS FOR 43 NEW LOTS/HOMES IN VICTORIA Administrator Don Uram proposed a change in the city's platting process, related to the timing of when a neighborhood or city council or Planning Commission would first see the sketch plat. Holly Kreft, Community Development Director, summarized Victoria's current process. "Currently the City has the Planning Commission and City Council review the sketch plat and offer feedback to the developer. It if moves forward to a preliminary plat, we schedule a public hearing with the Planning Commission and send the public hearing notice to everyone within 350 feet of the proposed development. The Planning Commission makes a recommendation to the City Council and the Council votes to approve or deny the plat. If approved, it then goes to the final plat stage." Holly explained the proposed revised process: "We will invite everyone within 350 feet of the proposed development as well as notify the neighborhood contacts to an informational meeting. We'll host this meeting prior to the Planning Commission review of the sketch plat. The developer will present the proposal and the City staff will provide an overview of the process. The sketch plat will then be reviewed by the Planning Commission and Council; and the rest of the process will remain the same." Said Councilmember Kim Roden, looking favorably on the revised process, "I would rather have citizen involvement as early as possible." Said Councilmember Jim Crowley, "It needs to be a managed process." "The Planning commission has some concerns," said Mayor Mary Thun. "We have to be mindful of our roles. We were elected to make decisions. But I'm a supporter of this as long as it's handled properly." Stated Mr. Uram, "I think we're going to try it and see how it goes." It was pointed out that Chevalle is proposing a new development for Victoria. Holly informed the Gazette, "We'll use this revised process for the proposed Chevalle development in Victoria and host an informational meeting for the adjacent neighborhoods. According to Holly, Chevalle is proposing to develop 27 acres on the southeast corner of County Road 11 and 86th Street in Victoria. The concept plan shows 43 single family home lots. The Planning Commission will review the sketch plat at their May 1st meeting.
APPROVING 89 NEW LOTS/HOMES FOURTH ADDITION AT LAKEBRIDGE IN VICTORIA Council voted 4-1 to approve a revised preliminary plat and conditional use permit for the Fourth Addition at Krey Lakes. The property is located west of downtown Victoria, south of Hwy 5, in the development known as Lakebridge, which happens to be located in the Waconia School District. The new addition consists of 89 lots. The preliminary plat was revised to accommodate concerns of residents and members of the Planning Commission. The two revisions: increased sideyard setbacks from 7.5 feet to 10 feet, and increased lot widths of 45 lots from 65 feet to 70 feet. The other 44 lots are a minimum of 85 feet. The Planning Commission had voted 2-2 on the plat that had 7.5-foot sideyards and 65-foot lot widths. The revised preliminary plat did not go back to the Planning Commission, which was a reason Councilmember Kim Roden voted against it. Previously, there were 93 lots planned for this Fourth Addition. There are two developers. DR Horton is developing the smaller lots; Pemtom is developing the larger lots. Developer(s) had said the project would not be viable if four lots were lost and the count went down to 89. Councilmember Roden asked Ron Mullenbach of D.R. Horton why the development is now viable with the loss of four lots. Replied Mr. Mullenbach, "We saved three to four feet of sanitary sewer depth by moving lot lines, so it's not just the loss of four lots that make it viable or not viable. We're still comfortable going forward. We own the property. At some point we have to do something with it." Mr. Mullenbach spoke to other concerns that were raised related to a neighborhood park, school capacity, price difference, change in product. "We want a park to be constructed, too," he said. "We want the park as much as anyone. I can tell you that parks and trails are important. As for school capacity, I understand it's an issue but we don't have the opportunity to walk away from this. The price difference? Simple. It's based on cost. We won't make a dollar off this. We're trying to move our way out of this. I'm a homeowner, too, and my home is worth considerably less than what I paid for it. We've changed our product over time. We always change our product over time. You always have to adjust to the market and freshen up the product ... We're providing the same square footage in homes [averaging 3,000 square feet in Lakebridge] and the same sideyard setbacks."
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