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Motion carrie'S, Scoy and Wa~ Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Brauer, Jeffrey, Shepherd, Van ~on. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Johnson. nd · Case//8 i Request for Site Plan Review of Ramsey Town Center Addtt~on; Case of [ [: Ramsey Town Center LLC and D. R. Horton Homes . Presentation Assistant Con~unity Development Director Trudgeon advised Staff has received architectUral elevations and floor plans for the units. The development' is propOsing two different attached' housing styles, He stated both styles will have exterior materials comprised of three different types of vinyll, siding, with one style a 'shaker' style:~tb provide some variety and textUre. · He indicated the Dev.eloper has indicated they will utili;ze three to four color schemes of white, medium gray, ~and and clay, with the fascia being either white or a dark color. He indicated the Developer hasl;also indicated they will be utilizing accents .of green and .terra cotta around certain architectural ;features as well as on the doors and porches. He .stated there will be masonry below the window gills on the first floor. The roof will be comprised of asphalt shingles of a complementary color. He advised the units themselves will have a variety of architectUral features, including bay windows, second story porches, articulated Walls and different roof styles. Assistant Community Development Director .Trudgeon explained ;' Staff has reviewed the information p~bvided and .finds them generallY~acceptable He stated the distinct architectUral features will a~ldress Staff's original ;concern about seeing a 'wall of units'. He indicated these features break iup the units as viewed from the street to bring about a pleasing visual aesthetic. Staff would like to point out that as the Town Center continues to develop in futUre phases, the City would lik~ .t9 ~ee additional colors to ~be used for the exterior besides the neutral earth tones that are so .~_'~ai.~ln other town home developments within the City. Assistant :Comtnunfty DeVelopment Director Trudgeon further advised the landscaping plan is generally acceptable s~ubject to swapping some of the deciduous trees for coniferous trees and relocating somle of the[ Si~-ubs closer to the back-to-back units. He stated the City is requiring a ....sign plan s ~.~h~.' Wjng,,[c~l address,_ street,, and traffic, control signs in order to ensure an orderly look mr me oevet0J~_~t~t. He noted the Police Department wants address range signs installed, therefore Staf~jnts to review the entire sign plan to make sure it looks good. Staff recommends al~pr3~al ~of the request. Chairpers¢n N~t asked h~w they could assure they get some variation in color for aesthetics. Assistant C~inmunity Development Director Trudgeon stated the Developer has outlined what colors they ~iil use for this development. He indicated those comments were more about assuring vad~ibn in future development. ~ - Commissmn~ ~Van'Scoy stated Case #9 deals with the architectUral standards for medium and high density d~velopments. He asked if that is separate from this because they have other standards for tl~e Town Center. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon stated it would be separate in any case, and would not a~pply because they are still reviewing what they need to have. Planning Commission/February 5, 2004 Page 12 of 18