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REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN REVIEW OF TOWN CENTER NORTH <br />CASE OF BRIGHTKEYS BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT <br /> By: Patrick Trudgeon, Principal Pla.nner <br /> Amy Geisler, Community Development Department <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Brightkeys Development Corporation has applied for sketch plan review of a townhome <br />development to plat 274 townhome units. The property is located at the northwest comer of <br />County Road 56 (kamsey Blvd) and County Road 116 (Industry Blvd). <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your review: <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br />c) <br /> <br />Site location map <br />Sketch plan <br />City Staff Review Letter dated AugUst 20, 2002 <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />No public hearing is required at the sketch plan review stage. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The subject property is approximately 43.05 acres in size and is located in the R-2 Residential <br />District. The gross density of the proposed development is 6. I3 units per acre. Wetland acreage <br />will need to be deducted in order to calculate the net density. The maximum net densky <br />established in the R-2 .District is 7 units per acre. <br /> <br />The sketch plan proposed 4-, 6-, and 8-unit structures, as well as l0 detached single-family <br />townhome units. City Code requires a minimum of 700 square feet for a 1 bedroom unit, 800 <br />square feet for a 2 bedroom, and 960 square feet for a 3 bedroom unit. These minimums will be <br />verified during site plan review of the proposal,, though the proposed lot sizes should be taken <br />into account when preparing the preliminary plat. <br /> <br />The majority of the townhome units will front onto private streets, which will outlet on to a <br />public street, which will provide access to County Road -116 and 149th Ave. NW. 'Staff is <br />recommending an additional access from the north be provided to the lot located on the <br />northwest comer of County Road 56 and County Road 116. <br /> <br />The proposed development appears to meet the required building setback from public streets, <br />private streets, exteriOr development boundary line, and building to building setback. <br /> <br />City Code also requires the development to provide a minimum of 40% open space, 10% of <br />which must be dedicated as an identifiable common area for use bY residents of the development. <br />While it appears the development meets these specifications, detailed calculations must be <br />provided at preliminary plat submittal including the location of the required common area.~ <br /> <br />Since the development abuts a large-lot R-1 Single Family development to the north, S6me type <br />of density transition will be required. Methods for densiW transition include landscape buffering <br /> <br /> <br />