Minutes - Planning Commission - 06/05/2001

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will have a minimum of 1,476 square feet of finished living space. The exteriors of the structures are proposed to consist of primarily vinyl siding with accent brick around the garages. The roof will have asphalt shingles. The eight-unit townhouse structure will have four units on each side and will have four two-bedroom units and four three-bedroom units. Each unit will have an attached double car garage. Two off-street parking spaces are also provided on the paved driveways for each unit. The applicant will also be providing 79 additional off-street parking spaces within the 17 parking nodes along the private road within the development. Public access will be provided from the proposed public road (Iodine Street, NW). All of the townhome units will be accessed through private roads. The private roads will be at least 24 feet wide with some sections 28 feet wide. The development agreement will require the private streets to be constructed to City street standards. The proposed landscaping plan is deficient in several areas, namely the lack of detail for the plantings for the typical townhouse unit and the number of trees proposed. Staff will set up meeting with the applicant in the near future to discuss how to create a landscaping plan that meets City standards. City staff recommended site plan approval contingent upon compliance with the city staff review letter dated June 1, 2001. Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Reeve, recommend that the City Council grant site plan approval to the townhomes proposed as part of The Ponds subdivision contingent upon compliance with the City staff review letter dated June 1,2001. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Reeve, Kociscak, Reeve, and Watson. Voting No: None. Case #10: Request for Site Plan Review for an Apartment Building Located within The Ponds subdivision; Case of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. Principal Planner Trudgeon stated Mr. Michael Black of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. has applied for site plan review for an apartment building to be located within The Ponds subdivision. 'The applicant is planning on constructing 82 apartment units designed for senior citizens. The apartment building will be located on Dysprosium St. The applicant has submitted an application for the rezoning of the development property from B-l, Business and R-l, Single- Family Residential to Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.). The rezoning would allow the property to be subdivided into 73 single-family lots, 152 townhome units and 82 apartment units. The apartment building will be constructed in an area that is roughly 9.06 acres in size. The gross density of the apartments will be 9.05 units per acre. Once wetlands are factored out, the net density will be 14.36 units per acre. The March 2001 Draft Comprehensive Plan indicates the apartment building location is planned for high density housing at a density up to 15 units per net acre. The apartment building complies with all setback requirements. The apartment building is setback 70 feet from the property line of the nearest lot along Dysprosium St. Adequate screening will be necessary along the south property line from the existing single-family lots. Acceptable screening includes berming, plantings, or fencing. The landscaping plan should be modified to show the proposed screening. The apartment building will consist of three stories. The proposed height of the apartment building exceeds the 35 foot maximum height for Planning Commission/June 5, 2001 Page 20 of 28