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-40- Principal Planner Trudgeon stated Edina Development has applied for site plan review to develop 110 townhomes on the property located west of Highway #47 and north of Alpine Drive N.W. The property is approximately 24.11 acres in size. The property is currently completing the process to be zoned R-3 Urban Residential, which allows for medium density residential development at a density not to exceed 7 units per acre. The net density (subtracting Alpine Drive and T.H. #47 road tight-of-ways and wetlands) is 6.8 units per acre.:~-;'::!iii~he proposed town_homes consist of four and six unit structures. The Staff will work with de~f6~er to remove the extra parking spaces if approved by the Planning Commission. Lot c 'ge is restticted to o and the coveraoe in the ro'ect is a roximately 13%. The stru-~0n private streets 35¼ ~ p J . PP meet the 25 foot se~,back established in the new private street policy. <~.Th~eistructi~tr~;~Qn the put~l~c street received a 10 variance to the 35 foot setback road tight-of~waY':l~e. Commission Business Chairperson Nixt noted the map on page 190 in the S,~ff;;2keview let~i:'~hows landscaping and Terry, Herman, representative of the developer, responded~:~th~.?~aP does show landscape screening, though now with the sound walt: ~eqffked, much of that'~iI;!!'he eliminated. Chairperson Nixt asked if anything has been:mq~este~:¢i':I{~~ of the 10 ~f0at wall. Principal Planner Trudgeon repl~ed the city'req~i~":i tree p~"unit, and anything more is additional. ;::?::::~ ...... ::~::~.:~ Chairperson Nixt stat~J~Pariances hav'~ been given:i, for some of these lots to comply and he encouraged the Ci~'t~'tgive some,C~;kderafior~to l~r~d~caping to ensure nothing is lost in regard Pnnc~pal. Planne. r:;Trudgeon :noted' addmonal buffering will not work well since the sound wall must Ch~¢erson Nixt clatifieci~:}he wa~i~'t concerned with landscaping near the sound wall, but p0s.~ly more should be added within the development. Motion~:~Ommission&:iJ6hnson, seconded by Commissioner Kociscak, to recommend that the City cound:~i~:i.'appro~-e;:th~ proposed site plan for Evergreen Point contingent upon compliance with City Staf:f~e~¢~w' Letter dated April 26, 2002, and subdivision approval. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Kociscak, and Braner. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Reeve, Sweet, and Watson. Case #15: Zoning Bulletin Planning Commission/May 2, 2002 Page 22 of 23 I I I I t I I I I t i I I I I I '1 i!