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Sketch plan presented for Belle Maple Farm; developer seeks input on utilities and shoreland limits
Summary
Norton Homes presented a sketch plat for Belle Maple Farm proposing 15 single-family homes on an ~8-acre site. City staff flagged shoreland setbacks, a required 50-foot utility easement with the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, and a park-dedication obligation (about $73,000). No approvals were requested at sketch review.
The Victoria Planning Commission reviewed a sketch plat for Belle Maple Farm, a proposed residential development that would place 15 single-family homes on the primary parcel and a small portion of adjacent right of way.
City planner Brian McCann told the commission the site consists of about 8 acres plus roughly a quarter-acre of right of way and lies within the Shoreland Overlay within 1,000 feet of nearby lakes. "For this site, they are proposing 15 single family homes," McCann said, saying the plan also shows a stormwater pond and a proposed lift station to service the development.
McCann said the property is already zoned R-1 (low-density residential) and that several shoreland…
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