Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/07/2005

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and/or public street right of way. Most of the single-family lots do not meet R- 1 Residential standards for lot width and area. In Zone B, 23 townhouse units do not meet setback requirement from the private roads and/or public street right of way. The site plan and/or preliminary plat will need to be revised to meet these standards. The townhouse units in Zone C meet the requirements of the TC4a district. The deviations noted are permissible if the request to rezone a portion of the plat is approved. Associate Planner Geisler pointed out the City Code requires that at least 40% of the R-2 portion' of the plat consist of open space. The R-2 portion of the plat.is 44.21 acres in size, which results in a need for 17.6 acres of open space (it should be noted their i~s 6dl~fllation includes the 1st and 2~d Additions of Town Center Gardens). The prel~nary~Pf~:i:i~'.-'~h~.~ing 24.24 acres (67%) of open space. At least 1 76 acres of identifiable co~0ri~area, miigt:be:iPf°vided. This requirement is satisfied with the open space on the comer 0fB,d:hker L~l~Bi~d."~m~'Ramsey Blvd., along with the open space provided south of the wetlarid:..Tlie developer ha~'indi~it~d;theit:'~illingness to install a gazebo in this area, adjacen~ to the traiI.--i Associate Planner Geisler stated the portion of thePra~;¢oposed as a PUD requires a minimum of 50% private open space or 20% public open space. As di'scusSe&' above, the overall private open space in the R-2 portion.of the plat is 67%[' Associate Planner Geisler noted the preliminary plat proposes a combination of public and private streets. Olivine Street (in the NW. comer_ of the-plat)shores... _ ~..a half right-of-way. It is Staff's understanding that this parcel is being broughf~int01theplat; so this can be corrected on the revised preliminary plat. Temporary dui-de-saCS.~k,vill needi't° be provided on 147th Lane (unless constructed concurrently wi~:Town cent'ef 8th Addition to the west), 148th Avenue, and Associate Planner Geisler-pc~fnt0d'70tit that the approved Master Plan for the Town Center shows Town Center Drive being extendec[ between the Subject Property and the Town Center property to the west..'This street- t~lignmer~t 'Will need.to be coordinated between this development and Ramsey ToWn¢ center 8. Addition f~.the West. The proposed development is meeting the remainder of the public- andlprivate street.'smndards, off-street parking, and townhouse size standards bstablished in C[~-COdk. 'Associate:Planner Geisler ex~pl~ined that a traffic generation analysis was conducted for the entire Site When the 1st Addition: of Town Center Gardens was platted. Staff has reviewed this analysis 'and has determined that-no changes are required as a result of this phase. The grading and drainage plan wil[needtobe revised along with the preliminary plat. Associate Planner Geisler reviewed the Landscaping/Tree Preservation requirements, and explained that using the canopy cover formula, the minimum required canopy cover for the site is 242,648 square feet. A tree preservation plan was submitted for the overall site as part of the first phase of Town Center Gardens. The trees that were slated for preservation remain intact and will not be affected by this phase of the development. 50 Planning Commission/March 3, 2005 Page 16 of 22