McCracken Subdivision, 2nd Filing, Amended Lot 1-A, Block 1, is a proposed subdivision that would create two lots on 4.90 acres of land west of the intersection of Lake Elmo Drive and Wicks Lane.  City Council granted conditional approval the preliminary plat of McCracken Subdivision, 2nd Filing, Amended Lot 1-A, Block 1, on January 14, 2008.  Section 23-303.I. of the City Subdivision Regulations stipulates that the conditional approval of preliminary plats shall be in force not more than three years, unless a request for a one-year extension is received and approved by the City Council.  Because the final plat is not ready for approval, and the preliminary plat approval will expire on January 14, 2011, the subdivider has requested an extension for the Council's consideration (see Attachment).  Approval of this request would extend the preliminary plat approval to January 14, 2012.  

The City Council may approve or deny the request to extend the preliminary plat for one additional year.

Allowing the subdivider one additional year to prepare the final plat will not have any direct financial impact to the city.

Planning staff recommends that the City Council approve the request for a one-year extension of the preliminary plat approval date for McCracken Subdivision, 2nd Filing, Amended Lot 1-A, Block 1, and set the new expiration date for January 14, 2012.