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Preliminary ][}lat Review: Ramsey Town Center 2na Addition January 30;2 D04, Revised February 20, 2004 Page 2 of 6: Setbacks: locatiort of the western green space was acceptable subject to the provision of some ad~l~ itional green space with the eastern units. Additional green space has been provided between the back to back condominium units in the form of trails and pl ,antics. itPlaeement: With the advent of a significant amount ~)f townhomes within the i~ o~ Ramsey, there has been concern raised on the lOok and feel of having a great w¢l of units viewed from a street. From the unit elevations provided it appears that ti~t the individual units will have architectural articulation and the units themselves will v~c'y in setbacks from the sidewalk in each building. Further review of the articulation and staggering of buildings will be addressed as part of site plan review. ~ TC4-b Zoning District requires the following setbacks Front Yard (min-max) Side Yard Rear Yard Building Setback None, unless required by building code None, unless required by building code It was discuss .~.0d atthe December 2003 Planning Commission meeting that setbacks for the units will be measm~d from the back of the sidewalk to the unit. The preliminary plat shows all of the row house towhhome units meeting this setback with the exception of Lots 8, 9, and 10 of Block 1. Due to the ~urve in the right-of-Way of East Ramsey Parkway the sidewalk is further than 20 feet from tho f~ont~of the units. You have indicated that these units will be moved forward to comply with the maximum setback. Please submit a revised plan showing this change. The setbacks' f~or the back to back units (condos) will be unable to meet the 20' front setback since the City Will require that these driveways serving these units be 25 feet in length: Since the driveway and the fr°nt door will be located on the front of the unit, the setback will be 25 ~feet. Staff finds this[F setback acceptable. However, since the Town Center Zoning District reqUires that units mu~tihave a maximum 20-foot setback, Staff will be bringing forward an amendment to the Town Center District that will allow for a 25-foot setback for back-to-back townhome units. A concern raised by Staff at the December Planning Commission meeting was the length of the proposed driveways'i After discussion with the Developer and the City Council, staff finds the following situa~on acceptable. For units that have a front door on a public street, driveways less than 25 feet Will be allowed. The length of the driveways are shown on Sheet 7A of the preliminary plat~submittal. For the record, the Lots that will be able to driveways less that 25 feet are Lots 1,25; ]$1oc~ 1 and Lots 1-34, Block 2. Lots 26, 43, Block 1, while technically having front doors on Ram~ey Blvd. (CSAH 56), will be required to have driveways at least 25 feet in length s~nce ~t :~ undesirable to have ws~tors and/or residents parking on Ramsey Blvd. 0220 feet