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Sunwood Drive NW. The project site is approximately 11.3 acres in size. ACCAP is to develop seven two-unit townhomes, three four-~unit townhomes, and a four-plex Nine acres of the 11 acre site is currently zoned R-o 'Urban Residential for multi- ~using;"~? the remaining two acres adjacent to T.H. ~47 is zoned R-1 Urban Residential. ~ g of that two acres is required to accommodate the development proposal. The ~ ,1999 Comprehensive Plan identifies this property for development with ~nsitv currently established in the draft Comprehensive Plan with a maximum d~:i~f seve-'n acre The proposed ~oss density in the ACCAP project is 2 8 units pe~,:acre~i~i~:: ' Citizen Input Robert West, 14740 Argon Street NW, Ramsey, stated ~ he moved}lq Ramsey to get awaY from multi-family housing. He explained that he mo, i~ his neigt:i¢!~h0od .thinking that the property on the west side of T.H. #47 would be sin because all of the development surrounding it is single family' t~'~sini was ~ery much opposed to the development. ~ Chairperson Nixt stated that there used;_to be a strip of single fam/ly ~,(~es alo~g;~.H. #47 prior to the improvement of the highway as to how long the lan ~°se homes has been zoned high density. Community Development John Ross, 14861 Argon Street NW, ........ in the area are opposed to the development, theTi;.~0uld like to see developed into single family homes. He stated that he is:'i!~'~":~pi~r~}ed to having m~5,fam/ly dwellings in the City, but the r~lannin~ should be su~':'i!~t a de(~i~t~ment is not f~ed ~;~,the residents. If thi~ develo~)m~nt through, themajority of the ge~hbors will be Jeff I615nson,.":ACCAP,,,stated~ ~ he wo:~.~d~/'be willing to meet with the neighbors that are concerned abo~'the d~eI'6pme~!;~:-~plamed that-ACCAP &d have eight meetings with n..~eighbors regard~/-~i':ffi~ development an~ many of the neighbors on the west side of Sunwood f.,y(~:.:,~nve;.,.ha~e SlgTled '~7~e~?lon a~cceptnng the development. He also noted that there wxll be .~?~;'-/d~i~i~d'~,i~eetings wi'~h~ .f,~.dents to discuss architectural and landscaping issues. During those neighborhood mee'~'?~-everal concerns were addressed and ACCAP has a~eed to Sever.~l con~[~?~s, one b.~'~at the rear of the townhomes be constructed to look mo~e like a front of a hom~i~ther th~:'~he back of a townhome. ' Commissione~'i}6hnson inquired if there will be any screening along T.H. #47. '~""~::~: Johnso~':;~i~lied yes, explaining that they will be placing a Six foot privacY fence along T.H. ~.7':'~w/,tklandscaping on both sides of the fence· He noted that':most of the homes will not be vis~l'6:ffom T.H. #47. Planning Commission/November 6, 2000 Page 14 of 23 -137-