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The final plat shows a combination of public and private streets. The private streets are all shown to be 24 feet wide and meet City requirements. The development is providing 10 parking spaces along the private streets. The development is proposed to receive access from Peridot St. N.W., l46th Aveue N.W., and Rhinestone St. N;W. It is also bordered by East Ramsey Parkway; but there will be no accessto this street. Peridot Street was constructed as part of Town Center 2nd Addition and provides access to Gables Terrace. Rhinestone Street N.W. is complete. East Ramsey Parkway was RTC, LLC's responsibility and the second lift of bituminous will be installed utilizing the R TC Letter of Credit. Gables Terrace was originally submitted as Ramsey Town Center 6th Addition and included dedication of l46th Avenue N.W. as public right-of-way. However, the 6th Addition was never recorded and is now being revised. Unfortunately, the area of l46th Avenue N.W. is now controlled by the banks and cannot be dedicated with this plat. 146th Avenue N;W. is not a legal access at this time. The private street access from Quartz Way and Peridot Terrace will need to be barricaded from l46th until the right-of-way is dedicated. The development is showing several small nodes of open spaces, mostly between buildings. The larger open space area will function as a rain garden to assist in stormwater quality. Minor changes need to be made to.thedrainage, grading, and utility plans as noted in the Staff Review Letter. As part of the Town Center AUAR, a detailed traffic analysis was completed that anticipated the type and size of development shown on the plat. The proposed development is consistent with the traffic modeling system used as part of the AUAR analysis. All of the proposed units meet setback and driveway length requirements. There are several minor changes that are required to the landscaping and grading plans, as outlined in the City Staff Review Letter. The new building elevations are somewhat different than the previously approved rowhouse units. Staff previously recommended that some minor changes be made to the middle units within the. building; this recommendation was affirmed by the City Council. at the time of preliminary plat. approval. The applicant has submitted revised building elevations which include some additional stone work on the middle units. Recommendation: Staff recommends. final plat and fmal site plan approval of Gables Terrace, contingent upon compliance v,rith the City Staff Review Letter dated March 4, 2008, revised June 17, 2008, and the Developer entering into a Development Agreement with the City. -218-