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The townhomcs will bc serviced by a private street that provides access to a public street located in the proposed Alpine Acres subdivision located immediately north of the subject property. A drainage and grading plan has been submitted and detailed comments are provided in the staff review letter attached to this case. The project is also subject to the review and permitting process of the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization (WMO). The development will be serviced by municipal water and sanitary sewer. The development is subject to density transitioning since it is located adjacent to existing single- family homes along the western and northwestern plat boundary line. The applicant is proposing to satisfy density transitioning through the landscape buffer option. City Code requires a 25-foot wide buffer area along the common boundary line. The preliminary plat is deficient in the number of plantings required to satisfy density transitioning, The developer will be providing a revised density transitioning plan pr/or to the City Council meeting. Staff will provide a verbal update at the City Council meeting. Park dedication requirements are recommended to be satisfied through a cash payment. The preliminary plat meets open space requirements. The Planning Commission held a public heating and reviewed the preliminary plat at their June' 5, 2003 meeting. During the public hearing Deb Kuechle stated her opposition regarding the property being developed with town_homes due to the previous owners, now deceased, desiring to have their property developed with single family homes instead of townhomes as being proposed by the developer. A few residents, from Fox Knoll, a residential development located south of Alpine Drive, spoke in opposition to the property being rezoned to R-2 Medium Density Residential and developed with town_homes. They also stated their objection to the decision made last year to rezone the proposed Alpine Acres project area to R-2 Medium Density Residential. Following the public hearing, the Planning Conn-nission discussed the development plan with the Applicant. If the area proposed to be developed with townhomes is not rezoned to medium. density ·residential, it would be eligible for development with 4 single family homes. The proposed development plan identified 6 townhome units. The subject area also serves as an entrance to a 202 town_home project area and on that basis, a majority of the Planning Commissioners felt that townhomes would be more compatible with the area. As a compromise between the residents desire for single family homes to be developed on the subject property and the Commission's desire for a development compatible with Alpine Acres townhome project, the Planning Commission recommended the development consist of 4 town.home units. The developer has submitted a revised preliminary plat reducing the number of townhome units on the property from 6 to 4. Recommendation: The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve the preliminary plat contingent upon compliance with the City Staff Review Letter dated May 30, 2003, the developer revising the preliminary plat to provide for the develop.ment of 4 townhouse units instead of 6 -224-