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<br /> PhmTnacy). Barium and Cobalt Streets are proposed to be extended from the south into
<br /> Barium Street will turn to the west and become 157 Lane and then "T': into Cobalt str%tl:~
<br /> Cobalt Street will extend north to I53ra Avenue NW. The plat indicates that ColS'~-i~'Willbe
<br /> connected to an existing northJsouth private driveway on the Bill's Superette siteA:/D~ication of
<br /> the private street as a public roadway will be required. No access is propose~i~:~'~<S~?~Francis
<br /> Boulevard NW. The pedestrian/bike path is proposed to be continued along:i~ast sid~H.
<br /> 047. C~ty Code standards for required lot area m the R-3 &strict are oCrtdated and
<br /> apply to the current development trends. Applying the ~ntent of the~-3~,~ .... &sffict:standards,, .....
<br /> proposed development would be reqmred to have a minimum of .... 1;gg,5OO-s.. .quare feet of lot area.
<br /> The proposed plat area, excluding Outlot A, is 411,73 7 square fdet?Staff-£~els that the proposed
<br /> pla~ exceeds the lot area reqmrement estabhshed m the R-3 zomng &strict. The gradm~ plan ~s
<br /> generally acceptable; spemfic detatls of the proposed~41~atnaee and gradin2 nlan will
<br /> addressed dunng s~te plan review. The C~ty wdI be~'Zeqmnng a ten f0otdramage and ut~hty
<br /> easement along the frontage of Barium Street, 152e:~;¢~d Cobalt:S~}~:':: The developer is
<br /> proposing a plat that follows the ~urrent requirementl and st~t'~'~iards~es~t'al~ist~d' in the R-3 Urban
<br /> Residential district. The R-3 district requires a 15 foot scre"~m~:guffer from proposed and
<br /> existing residential developments. The proposed density transitio:~?rdinance that was.recently
<br /> reviewed by the City Council, proposed to exempt this pre-existing-"~;i~lti,famii~?Property from
<br /> the transitioning requirements set fo. gg-7~!l.he.: .City Charier. The townh~i~i,i~ili' also be subject
<br /> to site plan approval for the purp6~'~'ii'6'i.;~.~gvarchitectural standard~}~king, landscaping,
<br /> drainage, etc. The Park Corn~ !s~smn ~ r. ecommendm, g;~t,.the C~ receive a cash payrpent ~n
<br /> the amount of $54,600 ($1,3 00'~' 42 uni~to satisfy pa~l~;'d~d[i~tion(fequirements. The Pla.ming
<br /> Commission reviewed the proposed pre}~ary pl~!!i~ DeC~r:!~, 2000. During the public
<br /> heanng a few neighbors expressed conch;3; ovd~:!i::i~e poss/.bt'~;!~;affic increase to the ex/sting
<br /> Willow Ridge. neighborhood~.~,, .. ::,-:~*,,:~, located, to th~,~'!k'3;4~42;:'}nd~,~,~ southcas~'~ of the. project area. Subsequent.
<br /> to the Planmng.;Co~ssmn.~ meeting, Hakfinson Anderson Assocmtes completed the reqmred
<br /> Traffic Generatmn Analysts?study on the pmp.ose/~'3development. It ts the op~mon of Mr,
<br /> Johnson,~Tmnkportation Eri~ineer, that the tri~'.:/~pact on local streets from the proposed
<br /> , ~"2',~'' . . · i(~.: F . . ,~"i~fi.~: . , . .
<br /> Orcnar~E~lts Sub&wsmn ~ be mnnmal and stiould have not s~gmficant ~mpact on the quahty
<br /> of hfe~:to '~.t~e~,:,abutting:~:existmg~ res~dentfa~ neighborhoods. The Planning Commission
<br /> recommended '~al:: t. he:.(~i~'~counmIgr~ag~ pfbliminary plat approval contingent upon compliance
<br /> w~th C~ty staffremcwJetter dated Decemfier 1, 2000.
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<br />· ~j;}?2~~ Stevk~$Ietmer, Tec Deszg~_ Engineer, stated that the Planning Commission recommended
<br />~ approval of?the prelumn~vplar and that both residents adjoining the property to the south as
<br />~;¢ well as fourlo~'.-.five::~.,::~:~ res~dg~s'.,~.,:.:~ On the west s~de of Barium Street have expressed sup'.:,ort, of the
<br />~%. project. The real'dents are'~ery excited about the density they are proposing and have been at the
<br />~}~. Planning Co~'gsion expressing their opinion.
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<br /> '~2;-,. CouncilmemlS~Anderson stated that there was an indication that the homes were not going to be '~arketed t0Tamilies, but yet a fair amount of the units have three bedrooms.
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<br /> Mr27SIbttner replied the product typically sells to 50 or older who typically purchase a two
<br /> bedi~o0m townhome with the third bedroom as an option.
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