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. . . Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to approve the preliminary plat for Evergreen Point Townhomes contingent upon compliance with City staff review letter dated April 26, 2002, revised May 23, 2002, and subject to the rezoning of the property, the finding of a positive outlet, and working with staff on the 100-foot corridor, the line being installed appropriately and the funding of those items acceptable to the City Council, metering of the sanitary sewer line, and the sound wall being constructed to the same quality as the sound wall and on the east side ofT.H. #47. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Kurak, and Anderson. Voting No: Councilmembers Hendriksen, and Zimmerman. Case #13: Request for Site Plan Review of Evergreen Point; Development Case of Edina Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that Edina Development has applied for site plan review to develop 110 townhomes on the property located west of Highway #47 and north of Alpine Drive NW. All of the driveways are at least 25 feet in length and do not exceed the 20-foot width restriction at the street. City Code requires a minimum of 280 off-street parking spaces and 415 are proposed within garages, driveways and parking nodes. After review with staff and the Planning Commission, it was agreed to remove 39 spaces located in parking nodes located on public streets, therefore, a total of 376 parking spaces are provided. City Code requires that garages be at least 240 square feet in size. The double garages proposed are 324 square feet and the single garages are 252 square feet. Lot coverage is restricted to 35% and the coverage in the project is approximately 13%. The structures on private streets meet the 25-foot setback established in the new private street policy. The structures on the public streets are also proposed to be set back 25 feet from the back of curb rather than 35 feet from the road right-of-way line. The applicant received a variance to the setback requirements at the May 2, 2002 Board of Adjustment meeting. A Landscape Plan has been submitted that is generally acceptable and meets the City's minimum standards. City staff will continue to review the plan and make comments regarding the plan at a future date. The City has engaged the services of SRF to do a traffic noise level study on several pending residential proposals along T.H. #47. A 10-foot sound wall or a combination of berming and sound wall must be completed as part of this development. The noise reduction solution will need to be included as part of the final plat submittal. Limited infOlmation has been provided regarding the building plans. The City has received floor plans and elevations for the 4-unit buildings. The 4-unit buildings will be vinyl siding with brick accents on the front elevation. Each unit will be at least 889 square feet in size. If the lower level of the units are finished, a there will be a total of 1,523 square feet of finished area in each area. The proposed sizes for the 4-unit building meets the minimums prescribed in City Code. Although it appears that the proposed six-unit buildings will meet minimum standards, staff will need to verify that the units do. The applicant will be providing this additional information. The Planning Commission recommended Site Plan approval contingent upon compliance with the City staffreview letter. City Council/May 28, 2002 Page 23 of 25