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Potential build site — identified from county GIS · as of 7/21/2026
Platted as an outlot. County records plat this parcel as Outlot A of TIMBER SHORES. Under Plymouth City Code § 502.03 (Ord. No. 2020-12, § 2, 10/13/2020): “Outlot: A parcel of land subject to future platting prior to development, or a parcel of land which is designated for public or private open space, right-of-way, utilities or other similar purpose.” Confirm with the city before treating this parcel as a building site. Read the ordinance (as we read it on 2026-08-07).
A plain-language status — not a score. This page documents 4 facts from public records (one of them the 6 building rules cited to Plymouth City Code §21360.13), estimates 2 more from models, relies on 2 unverified screening defaults, and lists 8 things to verify before you rely on it.
This parcel in Plymouth sits in the Osseo Public School District school district. Part of the parcel is mapped in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, so flood insurance and elevation requirements likely apply. No wetlands are mapped on the parcel in screening data, though small basins can go unmapped and a delineation is still recommended before construction. On utilities, water service is undocumented and sewer service is inside the regional service area — a connection is not confirmed until the city or utility confirms it, so budget time to verify location and fees. Tree cover is substantial — most of the lot sits under canopy in the 2015 modeled estimate, so plan for clearing and tree-preservation choices. We do not yet have data on terrain and water service — on this page, unknown never means "no concern."
Rules applied: Plymouth single-family residential (RSF-2, typical) — Plymouth City Code §21360.13 (Municode Supp. 8 Upd. 2, updated 2026-06-26; codified through Ord. 2026-05) + regional screening defaults for rules not yet loaded City values shown are for the typical single-family district — per-parcel zoning is not ingested, so confirm your parcel’s specific zoning district with the city. Some rules shown use a regional screening default — the Plymouth ordinance is not yet loaded for them; verify locally before relying on any number. This parcel appears smaller than Plymouth's 12,500 sq ft minimum for the typical single-family district (§21360.13); lots of record platted before the standard took effect may still be buildable - confirm with the city.
Recorded, authoritative facts.
Modeled or preliminary — useful for screening, not decisions.
Professional and municipal confirmations before you build.
Written for homeowners; open “the details” on any card for the builder view and the raw measurement behind it.
Slope & terrain: not yet evaluated — unknown is not the same as no concern. no slope statistics
Builder view: Slope & terrain: no qualifying evidence in the current dataset (no slope statistics); treat as unresolved, not as clear.
Part of this parcel is mapped in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (zone A); flood insurance and elevation requirements likely apply — confirm with the city and a surveyor.
Builder view: FEMA zone A (SFHA) per current NFHL data; floodplain ordinance and base flood elevation requirements apply — elevation certificate and local floodplain review required.
No mapped wetland/public-water indicators on this parcel in the current screening datasets; small or unmapped wetlands can still exist — a wetland delineation is recommended before design or purchase decisions.
Builder view: No NWI/PWI overlap in current screening data; datasets under-map small basins — a wetland delineation is recommended before design or purchase decisions where soils/vegetation suggest hydrology. The local ordinance requires a vegetated buffer of 20–67 ft depending on the wetland's classification, plus a structure setback from the buffer (Plymouth requires a vegetated buffer of 20 to 67 feet depending on the wetland’s quality classification, plus a 15-foot structure setback from the buffer edge — roughly 35 to 82 feet from the wetland itself (Plymouth City Code §21670.05). A delineation and MnRAM classification set the exact figure, and Plymouth’s code states these setbacks take precedence over the district’s ordinary setbacks.) — a delineation and classification set the exact figure.
Public utilities may be available nearby; connection location & fees require confirmation
Uses a regional screening default — the local ordinance is not yet loaded. Verify locally.
Builder view: sanitary sewer: inside the regional wastewater service area (MUSA) — membership is a planning designation, NOT a connection at the boundary; timing unknown, confirm staging with the city.
Water service: not yet evaluated — unknown is not the same as no concern. water service not documented
Builder view: Water service: no qualifying evidence in the current dataset (water service not documented); treat as unresolved, not as clear.
This parcel is in the Osseo Public School District school district per current boundary data.
Builder view: School district: Osseo Public School District (MDE boundary data; boundaries can change — verify for enrollment decisions).
Whether this lot has a buildable envelope depends on which edge fronts the street, and its edges are not classified yet. Under the smallest setback the rules apply (10 ft) it holds ≈ 3,205 sq ft, about 44% of the lot; with the largest (25 ft) applied to every edge instead, none. The true figure is somewhere between those two, and neither is a measurement of this lot's yards — a survey and edge classification decide it. Based on Plymouth single-family residential (RSF-2, typical) — Plymouth City Code §21360.13 (Municode Supp. 8 Upd. 2, updated 2026-06-26; codified through Ord. 2026-05); confirm your parcel's zoning. Base front setback applies — this lot fronts Balsam Lane North (Local Road, Met Council functional class), not an arterial street. Governing setback is the shoreland OHWL standard (75 ft, §21665.04 Subd. 2) — Plymouth shoreland management overlay — Plymouth City Code §21665 (Municode Supp. 8 Upd. 2, updated 2026-06-26); no mapped public water reduced the buildable area here, so the OHWL term does not bind.
Builder view: Uniform inward buffer: EMPTY at the largest applicable setback (25 ft), ≈ 3,205 sq ft (44% of lot) at the smallest (10 ft). The uniform buffer at the largest setback under-approximates the true asymmetric envelope and the one at the smallest over-approximates it, so an empty result at the largest supports no claim on its own. Resolved setbacks: front 25 ft, side 10 ft, rear 25 ft, corner side 25 ft. Based on Plymouth single-family residential (RSF-2, typical) — Plymouth City Code §21360.13 (Municode Supp. 8 Upd. 2, updated 2026-06-26; codified through Ord. 2026-05); confirm your parcel's zoning. Base front setback applies — this lot fronts Balsam Lane North (Local Road, Met Council functional class), not an arterial street. Governing setback is the shoreland OHWL standard (75 ft, §21665.04 Subd. 2) — Plymouth shoreland management overlay — Plymouth City Code §21665 (Municode Supp. 8 Upd. 2, updated 2026-06-26); no mapped public water reduced the buildable area here, so the OHWL term does not bind.
This lot is in a mapped shoreland zone of a General Development-class water: structures must be set back 50 ft (sewered) / 75 ft (unsewered) from the ordinary high water line (§21665.04 Subd. 2). The OHWL location comes from a survey, not a map.
Builder view: Shoreland zone — DNR class General Development. structures must be set back 50 ft (sewered) / 75 ft (unsewered) from the ordinary high water line (§21665.04 Subd. 2). Bluff and shoreland-impervious standards may also apply; OHWL per survey.
This lot reads as wooded — about 82.6% of it sits under tree canopy (2015 modeled estimate). Expect real trees, and real tree-clearing decisions.
Builder view: Tree canopy ≈ 82.6% of parcel area (Wooded; bands: wooded ≥ 50%, partially wooded 20–50%). Source: 2015 UMN 1-m urban tree canopy (deciduous + coniferous classes); verify current conditions on site — clearing, storms and growth since 2015 are not reflected.
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The raw per-field record behind the interpretation above — the same rights-filtered fields, each with its own source and last-verified date.
Osseo Public School District
Source: MDE school district boundaries. Last verified: 7/21/2026.
Zone A (FEMA special flood hazard area, no base flood elevation determined) Preliminary site signal — not a determination.
Source: FEMA NFHL flood hazard zones (MN DNR GDRS mirror). Last verified: 7/21/2026.
No NWI is a planning tool; preliminary, not a delineation.
Source: Updated MN National Wetlands Inventory. Last verified: 7/21/2026.
No
Source: DNR Public Waters Inventory basins. Last verified: 7/21/2026.
Shoreland — General Development class water Part of this parcel is within 1000 ft of the OHWL of Bass (DNR PWI). Zone membership derived spatially at the MN statutory shoreland distances; the mapped OHWL is not a survey.
Source: DNR Public Waters Inventory basins. Last verified: 7/25/2026.
82.6% Modeled from the 2015 UMN 1-m urban tree canopy raster (deciduous + coniferous classes); canopy may have changed since 2015. Screening only, not a survey.
Source: UMN 2015 TCMA Urban Tree Canopy (1 m, RSGAL/DRUM). Last verified: 7/25/2026.
sewered Inside the Met Council Current Wastewater Service Areas footprint — currently served, not merely planned.
Source: Met Council Current Wastewater Service Areas (LPH publication). Last verified: 8/4/2026.
Inside planned regional wastewater service area — not a sewer connection
Other potential building sites near this one — straight-line distance between parcel centres. Same preliminary signals, same caveats.