Agenda - Council - 01/26/1999 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I ! I I I I I I i I I I I I I I I RAMSEY FAMILY TOWNHOMES SITE ANALYS IS Positives: 1. The site is the right size: 6-8 acres. The soil is sand and the water table 20 feet down. Site improvement will not require any unusual costs. 2. The price is right price at just less than $1 per square foot, $400,000 total. 3. Sewer and water is at the site. 4. The site is adjacent to single family homes and is part of a residential neighborhood. 5. The townhomes will serve as a good transition from single family to highway- business-retail. 6. The site has walking/bike paths on two sides. 7. The City Center is on the same block. When additional services are developed on the City Center block the townhome residents will be able to walk or bike to them without crossing a busy street. 8. Eventually, Highway 47 and 153rd will be a major public transportation/bus route, Iow income families will find this convenient. 9. As this intersection develop, the site will eventually be near significant shopping and other essential services. Currently the site is within one to two miles of shopping, day care, banking, a public library, and an elementary school, etc. 10. If residential isn't acceptable at the site the most likely business/commercial alternatives for the site may be fast food, i.e. McDonalds, etc. and that may be more undesirab,e to the neighborhood or City. The townhomes will most likely result in less traffic than any other potential use (higher density residential or business) thereby reducing the traffic at this intersection. .Ne,qatives: 1. The intersection of 153rd and highway 47 is very busy and will get busier and noisy. 2. The location has high visibility and this may not be desirable for affordable housing. 3. The site has single family homes on two sides and the affordable rental townhome proposal may encounter some position. o?o?