Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/05/2010

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Transformations House Site Plan Review June 29, 2010 Page 2 of 7 Setbacks: The established setbacks for the Subject Property are as follows: Building Setback from Ordinary High Water Line: 75 feet Building Setback from federal, state,and county trunk highway ROW: 50 feet Building Setback from other roads and public street ROW: 20 feet It appears that setbacks, other than parking lot setbacks, are met. Please submit &revised set of plans that clearly indicates the ordinary high water line in order to confirm setback to ordinary high water line is met. The deficiency in parking lot setback will need to be handled through a Variance or Planned- Unit Development (PUD) process, but accommodations must be made to include all the potential uses of the drainage and utility easement along Xkimo Street, including but not Invited to private utility providers, sidewalks, utilities, and landscaping. Minimum Floor Area: The following minimum floor area requirements apply to the R- 3 district:.. I bedroom units must be greater than or equal to 640 square feet 2 bedroom units must be greater than or equal to 760 square feet 3 bedroom units must be greater than or equal to 860 square feet Each additional bedroom must be greater than or equal to 125 square feet. Since this is of dorm style rooms, there are not individual apartments, rather individual rooms. Based on the square footage of each individual bedroom, the proposed plans, appear to meet all minimum unit square footage requirements. Off Street Parking: Within the R-3 zoning district, 2.5 spaces per unit are required, and one per unit must be enclosed. The.site plan proposes eighteen (18) parking stalls; which is approximately 1.4 spaces per unit total. No parking spaces will be accommodated in an enclosed area. The parking stalls will be accommodated in a surface parking lot in the front of the building. The deficiency in parking will require approval of a Variance, reviewed separately from the Site Plan Review. Building Height: City Code restricts building height to 35 feet for multi -family buildings with the Scenic River Overlay District. The proposed structure appears to meet this requirement. Architectural Standards: The building is proposed to be a one-story building. City Code requires specific architectural elements to be provided in the R-3 Residential District. The purpose of such requirements is to encourage the development of high - quality, diverse structures in the City while permitting flexibility in the development process. The following elements are required, in reference to the fiont facade of the building: 35