Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 03/08/2001

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CASE #: REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN REVIEW OF ROYAL oAKs PROPERTY; CASE OF ROYAL OAKS REALTY By: Principal Planner Patrick Trudgeon Background: Mike Black of Royal Oaks Realty has applied for sketch plan approval to develop 86.71 acres on the comer of Dysprosium St. and Nowthen Boulevard. Royal Oaks Realty is proposing to develop 71 single-family lots, 152 townhome units and 85 apartment units on this property. The property was removed from the development moratorium on February 16, 200 I. The following items are en~,losed: a) b) c) c) Site Iocation map Sketch plan Land Development Narrative submitted by applicant dated February 16, 2001 City Staff Review Letter dated March 1, 2001 ', Notification: No surrounding Properties were notified of the sketch plan submi~al. The property will need to be platted and rezoned and notification will be required for the preliminary plat and rezoning public hearings. Observations: The property is currently zoned R-I, Single Family and B-I, Business. The applicant will be asking for a rezoning of the property to Planned Unit Development (PUD). The draft Comprehensive Plan shows this area as being High Density Residential along Dysprosium St., Medium Density Residential along Nowthen Blvd. and Low Density Residential on the western part of the property. The property contains 86.71 acres with 28.02 of these acres classified as wetlands. The sketch plan shows a gross density of 3.55 units per acre. V?hen the wetlands are factored out, the net density for the whole development is 5.25 units per acre. The following chart shows how much space each type of land use proposes to use and its gross and net density. Area 86.71 61.02 16.63 9.06 Wetland 28.02 24.67 0 3.35 Net Area 58.69 36.35 16.63 5.71 # of units 308 71 152 85 The single-family lots abut urban size residential lot to the north and west and two large single family lots to the south that are buffered by wetlands. The single-family lots all meet the minimum dimensional and area requirements with the exception of Lot 6, Block 1 which is deficient in lot width.