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thc develol~c'.~ t;~,~,~]cl ~ot agree to the ten or eight foot separation between the trail and the front of <br />the buildil~g 'l I~af <>ption was not needed. <br /> <br />clarified the plat could still be moved over at later date. <br /> <br />Assistant I'~,l,[i~z W,:)rl<.~; Director Olson responded in the affirmative if the motion is consistent <br />with thc C il v 5;~a/'l' I,cttcr. <br /> <br />Counci}m~,l~'~' ( ook asked it' under a normal development situation the easement would go <br />back to 'l'(,wr~ ('c,~-~ic~' as; a credit towards trail dedication. <br /> <br />A ssistam l't~t>ii, V. o t'!¢s Director Ol son replied in all of the other cases where a trail was required <br />on thc pt'opt:il5- o5~ the developer, the City required the developer to supply that trail easement <br />without ar~y c~'cdi'i ~ trail dedication. He is not familiar with the practice of granting a credit. <br /> <br />Molion c~l'i'ic{{. Voting Yes' Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Elvig, Kurak, Cook, Pearson, <br />StYotnD~cB, ;1 i~! 2~i~ ilil-1Oi'ln&ll. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Case #8: <br /> <br />~ ;m~sider Request for Preliminary Site Plan Review of Ramsey Town Center <br />?'~ -~,.ddition, Case of Ramsey Town Center LLC and D.R. Horton Homes <br /> <br />Assistam ('~,~r~u ~ity [)evelopment Director Trudgeon reviewed the preliminary site plan for <br />Ramscy Tow~ ('cmc~- 2'd Addition, including the architecture of the buildings. He explained <br />staff has n.n~i..zwcd thc inlbrmation provided and finds them generally acceptable. The distinct <br />architectural :i~z:dtll c~; will address staff's original concern about seeing a "wall of units". These <br />features Ncz:k ~[p [}~e units as viewed from the street to bring about a pleasing visual aesthetic. <br />StaIT would 1;I.:,.~ ~', point out that as the Town Center continues to develop in future phase, the <br />City would til,:c ~() sec: additional colors to be used for the exterior besides the neutral earth tones <br />that arc so p~ c,.,:,]t~l in other townhome developments within the City. <br /> <br />Assistm:~ ~ :,.,~,~t~] m ~ily I)cvclopmcnt Director Trndgeon explained while the proposed style and <br />architecture :;i~-.x,,,~, for thc units are acceptable for this development, it is critical that the Town <br />Center Dcv~ 1,,~p~,~_:m Guidelines are completed and sent to the City for review and approval <br />bctbre additio~::~t ~csidcntial units are approved. As mentioned in the Staff Review Letter, the <br />landscaping pl:m i:q generally acceptable subject to swapping some of the deciduous trees for <br />coniferous I~'~:(:~; a~d relocating some of the shrubs closer to the back-to-back units. Staff <br />rocomrncn:{~; ;~po~'< val of' the preliminary site plan review subject to the Staff Review Letter. <br /> <br />Pctc I(cclc v. ~t:l' c:;cntative of' [!SG Architects, indicated their plan is to work out seven to eight <br />color p~tllcts; f<>~ ih,~ townhomes. The shakes can be done in deeper colors and stay better looking <br />tbr a hinge' li~.:_ i'hc developer takes the option of colors seriously. <br /> <br />Cotmcilmc~bt'~ !';Ivig stated he is happy to hear the discussion about the color, which has been a <br /> <br />City Council/February 24, 2004 <br /> Page 17 of 31 <br /> <br /> <br />