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-42- Case #9: Request for Site Plan Review for Townhomes Located within The Ponds subdivision; Case of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. Principal Planner Trudgeon stated Mr. Michael Black of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. has applied for site plan review for an apartment building to be located within The Ponds subdivision. The applicant is plarming on constructing 82 apartment units designed for senior citizens. The apartment building will be located on Dysprosium St. The applicant has:.i:submitted an application for the rezorring of the development property from B-1, Busines~.~fid~.. . R-l, Single- Family Residential to Planned~Unit Development (P.U.D.), The rez0~!!:~vould allow the property to be subdivided into 7.~ single-family lots, 152 townhome uni,t, ST~;d;8~ ~apartment units. The apartment building will be constructed in an area that is rough!~i!,~('06 }~es~ size. The gross density of the apartments will be 9.05 units per acre. Once:,w~fiands are f~ctdZed out, the net density will be 14.36 units per acre. The March 2001 Dra¢,;.~pmprehens~ve Plan:~fiat~tes:the apartment building location is planned for high density hous.i~gi:a~ a density up to 15 uni~ ~¢r~et acre. The apartment building complies with ail setbaCk [~i~ements. ~e apartment buiid1~>is setback 70 feet from the property line of the nearest:, ~;:~ along ~b;'0sium St. Adequate screening will be necessary along the south property llh~ :fr0m the:!<~isting single-family lots. Acceptable screening includes berming, plantings, Or fenci(g),!,'::~iandscaping plan should be modified to show the proposed screening. ,The apartment bufld"mg will consiSt of three stories. The proposed height of the apartment ,bUHd~ng:,.exceeds the 35;"foot maximum height for structures allowed under City Code. Thai a~i~i~:¢an~'~!s::applying ?m~'!d.iyafiance to exceed the maximum height concurrently with the site':~}~n: revi~Wpr~Ss~ .~The '~f~t story will contain 28 apartments and the second and third stories ~.con, ta/~.2~;ap'~i~nt each, The building will have 28 one-bedroom and 54_ two-b~droom u~ii: !!i~ one bed};0m units will be 760 square feet and the two bedroom,,~{f~:W~::!~o.e. _ ~ 105~ ~qr)~; feet which meets City Ordinances. The exteriors of the structure :i,s ~roposed-~ consist 0~.i~yl siding,, block and brick. The roof will have asphalt shingles: ~ apartment~b~ilding wil1;~ke 91 underground parking stall for use by the tenants and wil{Pr0yide 50 offz~tr~etlparki,',ng:~pgces m front of the apartment building for a total of 141 parking S~icest; u,n~{~::~fi~'~g7 Phrnily District, a total of 150 parking spaces would be needed for thik~deveI(~Pment. The previous senior apartment development, Savannah Oaks, used'i~:7~afidard of f'.5;~arking spaces per unit. If th/s standard is applied to The Ponds apartment ¢:d1~i~t~fi~;ia~fotal o~::i72~',-parking spaces are needed. Staff is recommending that this st~da~fd'be used agaih.::since ver3;:?~?f the residents have two cars and some have none. Public a~e~:s will be provided fr6m Dysprds'ium St. NW. The proposed landscaping plan is deficient in se9e~'fi[eas, namely the !~¢k of detail and insufficient number of planting around the apartment buildingS:Staff wilt set up(~eting with the applicant in the near future to discuss how to create a landsca~lfig;:,plan that ~ts City standards. City Staff recommended site plan approval contingent'~oii.~complsa~:Ce with the city staff review letter dated June 1, 2001 and the applicant receiving a va~'~ 'to ~he height restrictions. Mr. Black noted that they have provided a landscaping plan that is a minimal plan to staff, but they will continue to work with staff on the issue. Planning Commission/June 5, 2001 Page 20 of 30 I I I I I I ! I I I