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Reduced building setbacks, City Code establishes a 30 foot front yard setback. The <br />development is proposing front yard setbacks that range from 10 to 50 feet for the single <br />family lots and 25 feet for the detached townhouse units. The reduced setback is to <br />accommodate the location of homes around the wetlands. <br />Reduced private street width. The development contains one private street that is 28 feet in <br />width. City Code states that streets exceeding 300 feet in length must be 32 feet in width, The <br />reason the applicant is requesting a reduced private street width is to allow for additional <br />green area/landscaping between the proposed development and the existing single family <br />residential development located immediately north. <br />Public Street exceeding length requirement: The preliminary plat is showing a public street <br />that exceeds 600 feet in length. Due to the location of wetlands on the property, the public <br />street is unable to be connected to another public street and the additional length is needed in <br />order to access the high ground for the proposed single family homes, <br /> <br />The PUD ordinance requires that the development have either 20% public open space or 50% <br />private and open space. The development shows 50.2 % private open space. The preliminary plat <br />is providing a "no mow" zone around the wetlands in order to protect the wetlands from home <br />owners who desire to manicure a portion of the wetland surrounding their lot. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />City Code states that within the R-1 District single family homes and townhomes are permitted at <br />a density not to exceed 4 units per acre if a Planned Unit Development (PUD) is processed. It <br />would seem that the request to rezone the property to PUD is a reasonable request based on the <br />following: 1) providing a mixture of housing styles 2) net density is under 3 units per acre 3) <br />protection of wetlands is being accommodated by location of lots and establishing a no mow <br />zone 4) the underlying zoning is residential and the proposed type of housing in the development <br />is consistent with existing residential development surrounding the subject property <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Motion to recommend that the City Council approve findings of fact favorable to the applicant <br />and introduce an ordinance rezoning the property from R-1 Single Family to Planned Unit <br />Development. <br /> <br />-or~ <br /> <br />Motion to recommend that the City Council deny the rezoning based on findings of fact. <br /> <br />PC: 04/07/05 <br /> <br />108 <br /> <br /> <br />