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-404- City Engineer Jankowski stated there could be a temporary drainage pond on site two. . .,.L:~ Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Brauer, to recommend~;!~hat the Council approve the proposed site plan for Plants and Things contingent upOn-t~e applicant providing an alternative temporary drainage pond that is acceptable to staff asi~ll aS'.:ciontingent on approval of interim use permit for dual use and modifying the site plan~.tO.~!i~Iiminate t~d':thirty- eight parking spots to the north of the building. :~i;:::,;... Further discussion: lVlr. John White, representing Mr. and Mrs::'-7t~tiickman requested that they dedicate the land for a future street that they leave the parking there' because they would like to be able to use that at this time and do not see ~t as an issue.until they have to dedicate the land. Chairperson Nixt stated it is a recommendation and Mr.t'White sho~i!d ~make this request to the City Council. ~. :~ ...:,: i;(!/iC Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, CommissioaefS;'.Bi'auer, Kociscak, and Reeve. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Johnson and Watson:~:' Case #12: Request for Site Plan' R~eview of Villas of Meadow Point; C~t~e~of Allstate Development, LLC.. '":-~ ~: .... : Principal Planner Trudgeon stated the City received _an application from Allstate Development for site plan review for nineteen two-unit townhomes as par~ o.f the Villas of Meadow Point subdivision. The property is generally located in the triangular area formed by the intersection of Nowthen Blvd, Sunfish Lake Blvd., and Alpine'Dr. The subjeC~t property is approximately 23.36 acres. The two-un/t town_homes are part of a~ targer planned townhome development. The areas where the two'-unit townhomes will be located are approximately 13 acres. The si.te plan shows 19 two-untt'buildings for a total of 38 townhoUse units. The subject property is zoned R-2 and the prop.oied townhouse development is a permitted use in the R-2 district. The net density of the whole, property is 1.8 units:per acre. It is the C~tY'S understanding that the outlots are proposed to be developed-in the futUrel-'The'' {'d6ku~'~':'~'0wnhome nnits will have public street access to County Road 57' and.-.Alpine Drive (formerly 153rd Ave.), a city municipal state aide road. Four of · the dwelling units'Wi. Il get access directly from the 154th Ave. and 154m Lane. The remaining dwel~'Lng.units will beusing private streets feeding off of public streets for access. The proposed development meets all setbacks;' unit size, structure height, and off-street parking requirements established in the R-2 distafCt:.'-The site plan meets the landscaping standards for the R-2 Zoning District. Wher~_a R-2 DisMct abuts a R-1 District, City Code requires additional buffering along the perimeter ofdevelopment. The landscaping plan mostly meets the buffering requirement but is deficient 46 shrubs along the perimeter of the development. The landscaping plan will need to be revised to include the required shrubs. In addition to the building landscaping requirements, ithe applican[has chosen to use landscape buffering as the density transition option. The property boundary adjacent to the single-family homes is roughly 1,000 feet resulting in additional twentyToyerstory trees, twenty ever~een trees, and twenty understory trees. According to the site pi. an, there will be twenty-six overstory trees, twenty-five everg-reen trees, and twenty understory trees. All either meet or exceed our requirements. Each unit will be one-story Planning Commission/October 10, 2002 Page 14 of 19 I I I I I I I I I I I I I