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-34- Council approve the request to rezone the proposed plat of The Ponds from B-1 Business and R- 1 Single Family Residential to R-1 Single Family Residential, R-3U Residential, and Multiple Residential. Motion Carded. Voting Yes: Vice Chair Kociscak, Commissioners Johnson, Reeve, Sweet, and Watson. Voting No: None. Absent: Chairperson Nixt and Commissioner Brauer. Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Reeve, to r,~9~7~end approval of the preliminary plat subject to the City Staff Review Letter dated Dece~?28, 2001, and the rezoning of the parcel to R-l, R-3U, and MR, and subject tOd satisfactg~~ervation plan. Motmn Came& Voting Yes: Vine Chmr Komscak, Commissioners Jbhnson, Reev,~,i~,~eet, and Watson, Voting No: None. Absent: Chairperson Nixt and CO~'i~sioner..,~, ~,,~; Brauer, ~' --~: PLANNING COMMISSION BUSINESS ,~ ',~ CaSe #4: Request for a Site Plan Review for T0~m~s:~[~:i~'~ated within The Ponds Subdivision; Case of Royal Oaks Realty ~<~ii!}5i:'i:¢ Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that the df~i}recei~:~i?~bplicatior~:':3'~m Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. for site plan review for a townhom45113ex, elop~eri:t:'~::f°;5:~ 2ocated within The Ponds subdivision. The townhome Cevetopment will~'!!~'~:~c~°h~:trUcted in"~n area that is roughly 16.57 acres in size, The net densij~i!0f;th~itp~nhome~::7~i(P+foposed to be 6.88 units per acre. The area proposed to be develo~,e3,1as/~0wnh°:~~ libs withi~fi~pasg designated as medium and high density residential on the 20.0:I, COmprehens[v~'~Plan Land:~Se Map. Principal Planner Trudgeon noted that the drives se~'.:~i'~e townh~m~§'¢}ire,a; combin~g~h of private and public roads. The public roads will consist of 'i:~!?~ Lane; ~'t~:'~i~i~7~he St. The applicant is dedicating 60 feet of right-of-way for the 3Ubl~:(:~;ets through '~e townhouse portions of the development. Driveways ~i~:gff the'~[~.C, roads will serve the remaining townhouse units. As explained earliee;~:~e:Ci~-~ b~n, revi;~v-i~r~g use of private roads in multi-family developments. This plan cp~d~-with the ~0~aps thd .:Planning Commission previously reviewed. One of the ¢6hsfderations that the l~6!~y gave~?6; the use of public roads through townhouse developments W :i, ?ed ced setback foV,;~pse townhome units located on public streets. The townhouse units alon~lic streets will .be!ketback 25 feet from the right-of-way (approximately 40 feet from back of':~t:.curb) an&~h~'units located on the private streets will be located 25 feet from back of street c4i~bg~i.¢~Al1,0~:..t, i57 units will have driveways 25 feet in length. Staff has reviewed the proposed sefb'~d~}~c~/2r'-the townhouse units and finds them acceptable. The closest townhome unit is about 50 feet from the rear lot line of an existing single-family lot. The units are also setback at least 35 feet from the proposed Iodine St. right-of-way. The townhome units meet the setback requirements from the exterior boundary line with the exception of Lot 26, Block 6, which does not meet the 40-foot rear yard setback requirement. The exteriors of all of the townhouse buildings are proposed to consist of primarily vinyl siding with accent brick around Planning Commission/January 3, 2002 Page 12 of 18 I i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I