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Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon stated that from the ,urfit elevations provided it a~pea~s that the individual units will have architectural articulations and the units themselves will vary in setbacks from the sidewalk in each buildin alleviatin a concern raised as part of the sketch plan review. Assistant Co~mumty Development Director Trudgeon indicated that ~it was discussed ,at the December 200r~ P10nning Commission meeting that setbacks for ,the units Will be measurdd from the back of th~ sidewalk to the unit. He stated the preliminarY~ :plat shows all of the row house town home u~ts meeting this setback with the exception ,of,Lots 8,:9, and 10 of Block 1. He indicated that ~lue to the curve in the right-of-way of East'Ramsey Parkway the sidewalk was" further than 20 feet from the front of the units. Again:ihis has been rectified on the new plan and Staff finds the r~pphcants proposal acceptable. Assistant Con/m.~ unity Development Director Tnidgeon advised that g'concern raised by Staff at the December iplar~n, ing Commission meeting was the length .of the proposed driveways. After discussion wi~ the Developer and the City Council, Staff finds the following situation acceptable. For units that have a front door on a public street, driveways less than 25 feet will be allowed· He ~vieWed which lots would have driveways less than':25 feet;' noting that Lots 26 thru 43, Bloc, ki 1, While technicallY haVing front doors on Ramsey B°~ilevard, will be required to have drivew~a:~ at least 25 feet in length ginee,it is undesirable to have visitors and/or residents parking on ~sey Boulevard. He indicated th)/t: all ,driveways for 'the condominiums will meet the 25-foot length :requirement. Assistant Communi~'Development Director Trudgeon noted they will have ihis problem time and again during the Town Cel~ter, and he would like to have a discussion on r(~hanging the requiremenm in :the'near future, · -_~. ~ ,.,~,~[,.~'.. . ~ . Assistant C?~unity Development Director Trudgeon adwsed the plat shows a combination of public and ~.ate ~treets He stated as directed by Staff as part of sketch vlan review, a ublic , ,- [ .;- . ,',:. _ , P street b~s~cts ~e development and the northern east-west road is now public as well. He indicated all pablic:streets will be at least 32 feet wide in accordance with City street standards. He stated; there are some technical corrections that need to be changed on the street plans as described ~mtih~ C~ Staff Review Letter. Assistant Corn~ty Development Director Trudgeon indicated the ~ading and drainage plan was reviewed 'an~i~nerally conforms to city standards He stated there are a few more items relating to the ?drai~ige plan :that need to be provided 'to City Staff prior to the City Council approval that ate described m the C~ty Staff Rewew Letter He advised a tree preservation lan was approv ~ed/g the final plat stage of the Ramsey Town Center Addition. As a result of that plan, severa~as were identified as tree save areas in conjunction with the initial mass grading of the site. ~furtlier advised the City will need to review and approve a revised tree inventory of the trees ~h~aining on this specific development parcel as well as a revised tree reservatio~ · t- ~ P plan prior ~to~ fi~al approval of the development. He indicated the Developer is in the process of supplying ~Staff with the appropriate information needed to complete the analysis of the tree preservation plan. He stated there is probably not a lot of opportunity, but there are a few locations Staff~vould like to look at. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon advised Staff recommends approval. Planning Commission/February 5, 2004 Page 8 of 18