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Council approve the request to rezone the proposed plat of The Ponds frOm B-1 Business 1 Single Family Residential to R-1 Single Family Residential, R-3U Residential, Residential. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Vice Chair Kociscak, Commissioners Johnson Watson. Voting No: None. Absent: Chairperson NL'ct and Cz and Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner to ~end of the preliminary plat subject to the City Staff' Review Letter rezorfing of the parcel to R-l, R-3U, and MIL, and subject to a .~aCto~¢~? preservation plan. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Vice Chair Kociscak, Co~[oners Jonson, Reeve, SWeet, ant Watson. VoUng No: None. Absent: Chmrperson N~ti~2~g,,Corrmussmne:;:Brauer. PLANNIN.G COMMISSION BUSINESS . Case #4: Request for a Stte Plan Rewew for TownhomeS~:~eated within The Ponds Subdivision; Case of Rgyal Oaks Realty Presentation from Royal Oaks Realty, within The Ponds Principal Planner Tmdgeon Inc. for site plan review for a to~e subdivision. The townhome devel~ an area that is roughly 16.57 acres in size. Th%act:density of the proposed i~*be 6.88 units per acre. The area proposed to be,,..d,~?~i;0'i~'~itownhomes ~ areas desi.o-nated as medium and hi~ density residential or~'~d;~5001 C0~i:ehensive Plan ~d ,~ Map. Principal Planner Trudgeon noted that the drives' servtng the to~omes are a coffil~ation of private and pubhc roads. The pubhc roads ~i.~..~,ns~st of 144u' ¢~a, 144u' Court .mx~ :~:[edme St. The apphcant is dedicating 60 feet of nght;'ofZway.-..,~fp..r,, the 2u.,~bTc:;?stzee~ts thro~, the townhouse port~ons of the development. · Driveways cornirtp,, o~,:'ffie pu~l!i'*-i:*~Y'serve the remaining townhouse units. As explained earlier, the City ~/:~3:~}~"i~ reviewing use oFpr/vate roads in multi-family deveiopments.' This p an ' ,~1!?:e,~'lies w~th the ~9:[ctes the Planmng Comrmssmn prevmusly rewewed. One of the cons~deratmns that the P~e~[ g~e for the use of pubhc roads through townlaouse developments was a red~e_'.'&,setback fo;:'!t-~k'~;wnhome un/ts located on public streets. The townhouse un/ts along publi~?;~/,~eets wfll,,,~S~back 25 feet from the right-of-way (approximately 40 feet from back of street'S) and (fi~ units located on the private streets wiI1 be located 25 feet fi:om back of street curb. !~1 of the umts w~ll have driveways _~ feet m length. Staff has reviewed the proposed setb~e,~ for the townhouse umts and finds them acceptable. The closest townhome "~{i:5':i%unit is about,':,~0;'feet from the rear lot line of an e,,dsting single-fam/ly lot. The units are also ':;.:'~}i'Setback at,l~ 35 feet from the proposed Iodine St. right--of-way. The townhome un/ts meet the ~'~k'~irements from the extehor boundary line with the exception of Lot 26, Block wluTfi~ ribes not meet the 40-foot rear yard setback requirement. The exteriors of all of the to~nfi~use buildings are proposed to consist of primarily vinyl siding with acce. nt brick around Planning Commission/January 3, 2002 Page 12 of 18 · -215-