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CASE #: <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN REVIEW OF TOWN CENTER NORTH <br />CASE OF BRIGHTKEYS BUILDING AaND DEVELOPMENT <br /> By: Patrick Trudgeon, Principal Planner <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Brightkeys Development Corporation has applied for sketch plan review of a townhome <br />development to plat 274 townhome units. The property is located at the northwest coruer of <br />County Road 56 (Ramsey Blvd) and County Road 116 (Industry Blvd). <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your review: <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br />c) <br />c) <br /> <br />Site location map <br />Sketch plan <br />Draft Planning Commission meeting minutes dated August 29, 2002 <br />City Staff Review Letter dated August 20, 2002 <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />No public hearing is required at the sketch plan review stage. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The subject property is approximately 43.05 acres in size and is located in the 1>,,-2 Residential <br />District. The gross density of the proposed development is 6.13 units per acre. Wetland acreage <br />will need to be deducted in order to calculate the net density. The maximum net density <br />established in the R-2 District is 7 units per acre. <br /> <br />The sketch plan proposed 4-, 6-, and 8-unit structures, as well as 10 detached single-family <br />townhome units. City Code requires a minimum of 700 square feet for a 1 bedroom unit, 800 <br />square feet for a 2 bedroom, and 960 square feet for a 3 bedroom unit. These minimums will be <br />verified during site plan review of the proposal, though the proposed lot sizes should be taken. <br />into account when preparing the preliminary plat. <br /> <br />The majority of the townhome units will front onto private streets, which will outlet on to a <br />public street, which will provide access to County R, oad 116 and 149th Ave. NW.. Staff is <br />recommending an additional access from the north be provided to the lot located on the <br />northwest corner of County Road 56 and County Road 116. <br /> <br />The proposed development appears to meet the required building setback from public streets, <br />private streets, exterior development boundary line, and building to building setback. <br /> <br />City Code also requires the development to provide a minimum of 40% open space, 10% of <br />which must be dedicated as an identifiable common area for use by residents of the development. <br />While it appears the development meets these specifications, detailed calculations must be <br />provided at preliminary plat submittal including the location of the required common area. <br /> <br />-283- <br /> <br /> <br />