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Preliminary Plat and Site Plan Review Rum River Estates April 1,2005, revised April 6, 2005 Page 2 of 6 City Code specifically states that when townhouses are proposed as part of a PUD within the R-1 District, the lx~wnhouse units are to be reviewed under the R-2 standards R-2 Standard Proposing for Detached' Townhouse Lot Size - None 30 exterior boundary line setback 25 fbot building setback measured from public street right of way 20 lbot setback from structure to structure 35 fbot structure height measured from mean ground level to mean gable Lot size is slightly larger than the footprint of the structure 30 feet 25 feet 15 feet from unit to unit Information has not been supplied to staff. Townhouse Size. The R-1 district permits townhomes through the PUD process. City Code requires each town house unit to be a certain size based on the number of bedrooms the unit will contain. 1 bedroom 700 square feet 2 bedroom 800 square feet 3 bedroom 960 square feet The proposed townhouses sizes will be approximately 3,324 square feet in size. Open Space. The PUD ordinance stipulates that developments processed as a PUD should provide either 20% public open space (only 50% credit is allowed for wetlands) or 50% private'open space (which includes yard space, street boulevards, and other private common areas). Applying the private open space requirement, the proposed development would need to provide a minimum of 5 acres of private open space. [t would seem appropriate to only credit 50% for the wetlands when calculating private open space area. The prelinfinary plat is providing a total of 5.91 acres of open space, which equates to 59%. Access and Streets. The development is proposing access from Potassium Street. Potassium Street is unimproved. Construction is. proposed as part .of this project and the adjacent proposed Shade Tree Cottages development. 'l'his development is providing one public cul-de-sac street through the development. The public street is 1,005 l~eet in length. City Code restricts cul-de-sacs to 600 feet in length. The development is being pro~zessed as a PUD and deviations are permitted. The options for reducing the length of the cul-de-sac are limited as I'uture street connections were not provided when the development to the north was platted and much o~' the southern boundary of this property is covered by 'wetlands.