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-236- B-1 Business and R-1 Single Family Residential to Planned Unit Development, based on the findings of facts. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Sweet, Kociscak, Reeves, and Watson. Voting No: None. Case #9: Request for Site Plan Review for Townhomes Located withln The Ponds subdivision; Case of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. Principal Planner Trudgeon stated Mr. Michael Black of Royal Oaks Re~i~i~b~: has apPlied for site plan review for an apartment building to be located within T~i.'!~'~ndS:~i!}~di¥ision. The applicant is planning on constructing 82 apartment units desideriuS?or sen/or~:::~ifi~ens. The apartment building will be located on Dysprosium St..,~h¢i?hpplicant has S'~46~t~d an application for the rezoning of the development property fi:6~:~-1, Business and Family Residential to Planned Unit Development (P.Ui~}',~.'~ The rezoning would all~i;~the property to be subdivided into 73 single-family lots, 152)tf;~nhome un~',and 82 apartment units. The apartment building will be constructed in an area :th~f;/S rough~5; 9.06 acres in size. The gross density of the apartments will be 9.05 un/ts per acre~: Dnd~ Wetlands are factored out, the net density will be 14.36 units per acre. The March 2001 Draft Cb~:prehensive Plan indicates the apartment building location is planned for :t~gh~ens~ty housing ~i~:~'i~ity up to 15 units per net acre. The apartment building complies withal.! ~e~l~¢k:i:requiremen~.:~i::i~¢ apartment building is setback 70 feet from the property line of~i:i~ ne~g~:gO~ '~}ong D~'rosium St. Adequate screening will be necessary along the south ~i~perty~,~-~;~ t~/~-:~existing single-family lots. Acceptable screening includes:bem~ng, planti~}:0~i:~'~cing. T~ landscaping plan should be modified to show the propgd~ scm~g. The ap:~ent building will consist of three stories. The proposed height :0f:~b apart~.~.~:,ent buildin~i:!iesceeds the 35 foot maximum height for structures allowed un,er City Code~i:::}~The applicm3, t :is applying for a variance to exceed the maximum height c~currently w[~ ~b' Sit~;;,p}a~: re~e~ process. The first story will contain 28 apartments and the S~oed?and:i!$h~zd ~0'ri:~'Si~:~.~6~htain 27 apartment each. The building will have 28 one-bedroom a~d.:5~',t~0-bedroom units. The one bedroom units will be 760 square feet and ~hei:;tW0,1bedrood~'~ will be 1053 square feet which meets City Ordinances. The exterio~ 10f~¢'~-S~ti:achire is p¢~ec! to consist of vinyl.siding, block and brick; The roof will ,~ ,,:-: ;? · haY.~3halt shingte~'.':iThe apartm.~-tbuilding will have 91 underground parking stall for use by ~'~-nants and will pr0~ 50 off'~{feet parking spaces in front of the apartment building for a t0~i!i~f,:!.41 parking spac~:~.;,Under the MR Multi-Family District, a total of 150 parking spaces would ~elneeded for this ;degelopment. The previous senior apartment development, Savannah Oaks, U'~d'a:;standard o~ii!:5 parking spaces per unit. If this standard is applied to The Ponds apartment ~hi!ding,,.a:to~hl of ~23 parking spaces are needed. Staff is recommending that this standard be use~ ~gain ;ince very few of the residents have two cars and some have none. Public access will be pr$~,i~led from Dysprosium St. NW. The proposed landscaping plan is deficient in several areas, namely the lack of detail and insufficient number of planting around the apartment building. Staff will set up meeting with the applicant in the near future to discuss how to create a landscaping plan that meets City standards. City Staff recommended site plan approval Planning Commission/June 5, 2001 Page 20 of 30 I I I I I I I I I; I I I I I I I I I I