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B-1 Business and R-1 Single Family Residential to Planned Unit Development, based on the findings of facts. Motion Carded. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Sweet, Kociscak, Reeves, and Watson. Voting No: None. Case#9: Request for Site Plan Review for Townhomes Located wiSh:The Ponds subdivision; Case of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. Principal Planner Trudgeon stated Mr. Michael Black of Royal Oaks R.e~i~;'~,~has applied for site plan review for an apartment building to be located within Tti~:.::P3hds~Sd~¥ision. The applicant is planning on constructing 82 apartment units desp}~.e.~t"~or seniol~:'~p~. .The apartment building will be located on Dysprosium St. :~-~applicant has stib~'i~e~t an application for the rezoning of the development property fr-'~;B-1, Business and R-~?~!S~gle- Family Residential to Planned,Unit Development (p.u.D~}j;i:' The reT~ning would all~iThhe property to be subdivided into 7.~ single-family lots, 152~:tOwnhome. un;f{s:and, · 82 apartment units. The apartment building will be constructed in an area~h~i~'"iis rou~h¥ 9.06 acres in size. The gross density of the apartments will be 9.05 units per acr~?::~Ond~e:~'~etlands are factored out, the net density will be 14.36 units per acre. The March 2001 Draff'C~mprehensive Plan indicates the apartment building location is planned for.h~!~dp[!~i~ housing a't':~i:~ity up to 15 un. its, p..er n.et acre. The apartment building complies wit~atl. ~PetbaC.~-req¢!j:ements;~::k~e apartm_ent bu. xt. ctxng }s setback 70 feet from the property line of'~-the nearbSt-..l°C~ong DYsprosium St. Actequare screening will be necessary along the south'~r~perty;~e~'f/'0i~i:?t!~ei'"existing single-family lots. Acceptable screening includes berming, ptantihg]d~..6r. ~hcing. Tfi~ landscaping plan should be modified to show the propoked Scrag. The apartment building will consist of three ston~es. The proposed height of:-tk/e~ apartm~t buildingi"-:~xceeds the 35 foot maximum height mr structures allowed undef City Code; .The applic~tSis applying for a variance to exceed the maximum height c~Cilrrently wttti~-~e~site'Plan .remew process. The first story will contain 28 apartments and the s~ec°nd andr-;h~'~'d:;st°rie'~:iwit~:i:;d~Ohtain 27 apartment each. The building will have 28 one-bedroom ~nd5d~ ~o-bedroom units. The one bedroom units will be 760 square feet and the:~)~'bedroom-~ts~will be 1053 square feet which meets City Ordinances. Th~ extefiof§:!of}i~"}t'nlmre is p;b'p0sed to consist of vinyl siding, block and brick. The roof wil ha¥~'aSP~ialt shingles~'!'%e apa~'rn'~t building Will have 91 undergound parking stall for use by tt~ei~nants and will pro;ci'dlefio off-street parking spaces in front of the apartment building for a t6{'//l~Of:141 parking spacefi.~}}Under the MR Multi-Family District, a total of 150 parking spaces woui~i-it~meeded for thisdek, elopment. The previous senior apartment development, Savannah Oaks, u~"a,standard o~.~'5 parking spaces per unit. If this standard is applied to The Ponds apartment b~ding,~!_0tal of 123 parking spaces are needed. Staff is recommending that this standard be usedagk~fi Since very few of the residents have two cars and some have none. Public access will be pr~¥iaed 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 -302- 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