Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 02/14/2002

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Site Plan Review: Page 2 of 5 Janua0' 25, 2002 Sunwood Estates .6. Structure Setbaclcs: In the inte~retation and application of the R-3 Urban Residential setback requirements to town.home structures, City, Staff is applying a 35 foot setback fi.om the outer boundaries of the subject property and a 35 foot setback fi.om the public road right- of-way. All of the structures meet or exceed these standards. Current City', Code does not specify a minimum separation bet'~veen buildings. State Building Code requires a 3 foot separation, cave to cave. City, Staff has been applying a 15 foot building separation standard in townhome developments. ACCAP's site plan meets or exceeds this standard. Density: The site plan shows a total of 32 units on 11.3 acres which equates to a density of 2.8 units per acre. Access: The townhome units will"be accessed via a public street (Sunwood Drive) and private driveway collectors. The private road is shown to be 24 feet wide and by the City Engineer's recommendation, the developer's agreement will require that the covenants prohibit on-street parking. The City will require that the private driveway collectors be constructed to City standards and have B-612 concrete curbs. The Street and Storm Sewer Details (Sheet 4 of 8 of Constructions Plans) indicates that surmountable concrete curb is proposed; this plan should be modified accordingly. All intersections of public and private streets shall intersect at 90 degree angles. The site plan proposes one entrance to the neighborhood from Sunwood Drive. There is also an 'emergency vehicle path' proposed near the north boundary of the plat.' The stated reason for the northerly path is to meet the city's desire for more than one way into a neighborhood in the event of an emergency; and 'the fact that no through traffic is allowed will have a traffic calming effect. In keeping with the City's practice to have two accesses into a neighborhood, the City Engineer is recommending that the northerly access not be restricted for use, and that it be developed as a right-in/right-out only bY constructing a median on Sunwood Drive, The e,'dsting access driveway for this parcel on Sunwood Drive, which will hot be utilized, shall be removed and restored. As part of the development agreement, the City will require the townhome owner's association be responsible to sweep the private driveway collectors at least twice a year. Grading and Drainage: Stormwater is collected through overland flow and storm sewer and are discharged into an e,,dsting 24 inch storm sewer, which has been stubbed out from' Sunwood Drive to service this parcel. This storm sewer discharges into a storm water pond located on the northwest comer of Sunwood Drive and T.H. ff-47. A permit Mil need to be obtained from the Lower Rum Riv.er Water Management Organization to ensure adequate storm water treatment and sedimenGtion is provided. The grading plan is generally acceptable, however, it will need to be modified in the northern end of the plat to provide a reasonable transition for the driveway connection to Sunwood Drive. A retaining wall is being proposed along a portion of the southern boundary of the site. A safety railing will need to be provided at locations where the drop exceeds 48 inches.