Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/19/2005 - Special Meeting

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CASE #: I PUBLIC HEARING AND REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT AND PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN APPROVAL OF' SYMPHONY AT TOWN CENTER CASE OF RAMSEY TOWN CENTER LLC By: Sylvia Frolik, Asst. Comm. Dev. Dir./EDA Exec. Dir. i?.ackgronnd: I~. am soy '!'own Center, LLC has submitted a preliminary plat and preliminary site plan to develop 190 townhomes on approximately 21 acres located on Outlet U, Ramsey Town Center Addition and portions of Outlets B, Ramsey Town Center 2nd Addition. The proposed development is located south of Bunker Lake Blvd., north of East Ramsey Parkway, east of Town Center Drive ami west of Rhinestone St. N.W. q'he lbllowing itcms are enclosed for your review: d) Site location map Preliminary Plat Preliminary Site Plan including Landscape Plan and Building Elevations Planning Commission meeting minutes dated February 3', 2005 City Council meeting minutes dated February 22, 2005 City Staff Review Letter dated May 12, 2005 Notification: i~ acct>rdancc with City Code, residents within 700 feet were notified of the subject property were notilied el the preliminary plat public hearing. Observations: Thc sut~icct property is currently zoned Town Center-4b Neighborhood District (TC-4b). The 'l"C~4b District allows for residential uses at a net density of up to 15 units per acre. The sketch I-~ktn re:viewed in February proposed 152 units,for a density of 12.6 units per acre. Subsequent to Ibc sketch plan, additional acreage was added to the project and the preliminary plat now consists ~)~' 19{) units fbr a density of I 1.6 units per acre. 'Ft-~c building elevations indicate that there will be 33 buildings containing 36 back-to-back units and 154 ~'ow house units. The TC-4B District requires a height range of 2-4 stories; all of the unils will be 2-story. The Town Center Development Guidelines'establish a brick enhancement th t'cs hold equal to 35 % o f the non-glazed area of the front facing walk, unless the building design is cnhm~ccd through other means such as covered porch areas, broken re'of lines, articulated lh~;adc and material or color changes. The Chateau style does utilize all of the design alternatives ~'ccommcndcd in lieu of brick. The Hometown does not appear to utilize the design alternatives ;_ts cxte~]sivcly as the Chateau. Staff is recommending that the Hometown exterior include additional brick or more of the alternative design features. All of the units significantly exceed City Code minimum floor area requirements for townhomes.