New Housing Subdivision Proposed in Plymouth
The Plymouth City Council will review a plan for a new neighborhood on an 11-acre site west of Interstate Highway 494.
A developer, identified as TTD Land Holdings, proposes to build 16 single-family homes on a heavily wooded area north and west of Turtle Lake. The development called Vicksburg Ridge Second Addition, would be built by Golden Valley-based Gonyea Homes, a customer home builder.
Some residents raised concerns about tree removal at Wednesday night’s Plymouth Planning Commission meeting. About half of the 2,000 mature trees on the site will be removed.
“We’ve been witnessing wild turkey, large and small woodpeckers, we witness eagles, red-tailed hawks, owls, northern and barn owls, and they all occupy this area,” said Igor Melamed, a nearby Plymouth resident.
Melamed wondered whether an ecological study would be done on the development’s impact.
“That’s not something the city requires,” said Shawn Drill, senior planner for the city of Plymouth.
The project does meet the city’s comprehensive plan and zoning guidelines. One commission member called called the project “pretty straightforward.”
“It seems to make a lot of sense to what they have proposed here,” said Plymouth Planning Commission member Marc Anderson.
Commission member Bryan Oakley said the site could have been more heavily developed.
“This could have been a proposal that came with up to 33 lots meeting all the requirements of the planning and zoning ordinance,” said Oakley. “What’s proposed here fits the neighborhood really well and it preserves a green space near a park.”
The site would be reguided from future restricted development to LA-1, the city’s lowest housing density designation. LA-1 calls for two to three units per acre, excluding wetlands.
The Plymouth Planning Commission recommended rezoning and preliminary plat approval. The Plymouth City Council is expected to vote on the project at its May 10 meeting.
If the council approves the project, grading and street construction work would begin shortly after. Home construction, which would start in September, is expected to take nine to 11 months to complete.
