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REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW. OF ALPINE MEADOWS CASE OF EIGHTY SEVEN LLC By: Patrick Trudgeon, Principal Planner CASE #: S Background: ' Eighty Seven LLC has applied for site plan review of a' 42~unit townti0me development. 'The prOPerty is generally located in the southwest quadrant of T.H. #47 and 153ra Avenue N.W. md ttie fee title owner is Blaine Edmundson. :' The following items are enclosed for your review: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Site location map Site plan Draft Board of Adjustment meeting minutes dated May 2, 2002 Draft Planning Commission meeting minutes dated May 2, 2002 Letter from MnDOT dated February 22, 2002 City Staff Review Letter dated April 26, 2002, Revised May 9, 2002 Proposed Development Permit Notification: No surrounding properties were notified of the site plan submittal. However, the applicant applied.for preliminary plat approval and a public hearing was held on February 7, 2002. Notices of these public hearings were sent to property owners within 350 feet of the subject property. Observations: The subject property is zoned R-3 Urban Residential District, which, allows up to 7 dwelling units per acre. The property is approximately 8.7 acres in size. When the right-of-way of Alpine Drive and Highway 47 is factored out, the property has 7.1 net acres. The site 'plan is proposing 42 townhouse units for a net density of 5.91 units per acre. A preliminary plat for the development ha~ been submitted and was approved with conditions by the Planning Commission in April. The proposed townhome structures consist of eight four-unit buildings and two five-unit buildings. City Code restricts lot coverage to 35% and the site plan indicates a total of 47,550 square feet of building space being constructed. Lot coverage on the subject property will be approximately 15%~ this meets' City Code requirements. The buildings are setback at least 40 feet from the entire perimeter of the parcel. The structures are also setback 25 feet from the edge of the public street right of way. The applicant was granted a 10-foot variance from the required 35-foot front yard setback at the May 2, 2002 Board of Adjustment meeting. The townhome units along private drives are located less than 25 feet from the back of curb, which is contrary to adopted private street policy. The developer is agreeable to rearrange the townhouse units to meet the 25-foot driveway length requirement. The applicant is proposing to construct a temporary cul-de-sac that is approximately 850 feet in length, which exceeds the 600-foot maximum cul-de-sac length established in City Code. The applicant properly applied for a variance and the Board of Adjustment reviewed and approved the variance request on May 2, 2002. -185-