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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I cAsE #: 5 REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW OF BIRCH HILL LODGES CASE OF ORRIN THOMPSON HOMES '. . .. By: Mcgan Wald, Community Development Assistant Background: On'in Thompson Homes has applied for site plan review of an 84-unit townhouse development. The property is generally located south of Sunwood Drive and west of State Highway #47. The following items are enclosed for your review: a) b) c) · d) e) Site location map Site plan Letter from MnDot dated November 131 2001 Draft Planning Commission meeting minutes dated December 4, 2001 City Staff Review Letter dated November 30, 2001, revised December 14, 2001 Proposed development permit Notification: No surrounding properties were notified of the site plan submittal. However, the applicant is asking for a rezoning, comprehensive plan amendment, and preliminary plat, all of which require a public hearing. Notices of these public hearings were Sent to property owners within 500 feet of the subject property. Observations: The property is currently zoned B-1 Business. The applicant has requested that'the property be rezoned to R-3 Urban Residential; which would allow the property to be developed at a maximum density of 7 units an acre. The City Council introduced the .rezoning ordinance at the' December 11, 2001 City Council meeting. The proposal will be subject to a comi)rehensive plan amendment under the existing (1995) Comprehensive Plan.:' The March 2001 Draft Comprehensive Plan shows this area being designated for .medium density residential and medium density has been defined as a maximum of 7 units an acre. The property is approximately 14.08 acres in size. The site plan shows a net density of 6 units per acre. The proposed townhome structures consist of eight, ten, and twelve units ranging in building size from 9,248 square feet, 11,016 square feet, and 12,784 square feet, respectively. City Code restricts lot coverage to 35% and the site plan indicates a total of 91,664 square feet of building space being constructed. Lot coverage on the subject property will be approximately 15%; this meets City Code requirements. The applicable setbacks are 42 feet from the entire perimeter of the parcel to the structures and 35 feet f¥om the public street to the townhome structures. The State of Minnesota Building Code requires owner/occupant structures to maintain a 10-foot separation between buildings. The townhome units are approximately 25 feet from the private drives. The proposed development meets the applicable setbacks. -169.