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Site Plan Review: The Ponds Townhomes Page 2 of 4 December 28, 2001 Revised February 6, 2002 the exception of Lot 23, Block 6, which fails to meet the rear yard setback. You have submitted a reconfiguration of Lots 17-23, Block 6 that eliminates the encroachment. The State of Minnesota Fire Code requires owner/occupant structures to rfialntain a 10-foot separation. The proposed townhome structures also meet this. requirement. The townhouse units along public streets will be setback 25 feet from the right-of-way (approximately 40 feet from back of street curb) and the units located on the private streets will be located 25 feet from back of street curb. All of the units will have driveways at least 25 feet in length. The City has been reviewing use of private roads in multi-family developments. This plan appears to comply with the policies that the City Council previously discussed. The public/private road policy anticipates reduced setbacks for those townhouse units located on public streets.. Staff has reviewed the.proposed setbacks for the townhouse units and find them acceptable. Densitw: The site plan shows a total of 91 townhouse units on 16.57 acres are proposed to be constructed with a net density 6.88 units per acre. The area proposed to be d.eveloped as townhomes lies within areas designated as medium and kigh density residential on the recently adopted 2001 Land Use Map. Calculations by staff shows that the area used for the townhomes would be allowed to have about 100 housing units under the 2001 Comprehensive Plan. Access: Public access will be provided using punic road (Iodine Street, N.W., 1.44m Lane, a_nd 144m Circle). The townhome units will be accessed through public streets and driveway collectors. The private roads are shown to 24 feet wide. The City will require that the private streets to have B-612 concrete curbs and constructed to City street standards. All intersections of public and private streets shall intersect at 90 degree angles. As part of the development agreement, the City will require the townhome owner's association be responsible to sweep the private streets at least twice a year and have the association be responsible for the maintenance of the raised median and monument sign at the entrance of the subdivision. 7. Grading and Drainage: The grading and drainage plans have been reviewed as part of the preliminary plat of The Ponds subdivision. REU Stormwater Number: The City has enacted a quarterly stormwater drainage 'Utility charge that is applicable to the proposed development. The townhome association will receive a quarterly charge which will be based on the total lot area of the development and the percentage of the development area which is impervious. Please submit the amount of impervious surface for the townhouse development so that the City can calculate the REU number. 9. Landscaping: The landscape plan is acceptable provided that the following points are addressed; -243-