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City of Ramsey 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N,W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303' PHONE: (763} 427-1410 FAX (763) 427-5.543 TDD (763) 427-8591 -252- December l, 2000 Revised January 3, 2001 Mike Schneider_ . :..:.. Homestead Multi-family Development CorpOration' 449 - 135t' Avenue Foley, M'N 56329 Re: Site Plan Review Orchard Hills DearMr.. Schneider: . We are in receipt of your site plan to develop a townhome development on I 0. t 3 acres of the proposed Orchard Hill subdivision. The site plan consists of the Preliminary Plat (Sheet 1 of 1), Grading, Drainage, & Erosion Control Plan (Sheet 2), Landscape Plan (Sheet 3), and Building Elevations Plan prepared by TEC Design, dated November I5, 2000, revised December 22, 2000. We offer the following comments: 1. General: The subject property is approximately 10.13 acres in Size and the site plan is proposing to develop 7 quadhome structures (28 units), 1 twin_home structure (2 units), and 2 six unit structures (12 units) for a total of 42 units. According to the zoning ordinance,, multi- . family structures of 3 or more units are subject to Site plan review, and approval. 2. Zoning: The property is currently zoned R-3 Urban Residential. The R-3 zoning allows up to 7 units per acre. Lot Coverage: The proposed townhouse project area is 441,222 square feet in iize (10.I3 acres) and lot coverage is restricted to 35% (which includes garages), or 154,427 square feet in this case. The site plan is proposing to construct 97,069 square feet of townhome units, which equates to approximately a 22% lot coverage. Setbacks: In the interpretation of the R-3 Urban Residential setback requirements, it would appear that in this case the rear yard setback is 40 feet and the side yard setback is 15 feet from the outer boundaries of the subject property. The front yard setback is 35 feet from the structures to the street right of way. All of the structures meet or exceed the rear yard, side yard, and front yard setback requirements.