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12 <br /> <br />CASE #: ~ <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT AND PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN <br /> REVIEW FOR SU'MMERSET MEADOWS <br /> CASE OF PIJLTE HOMES <br /> By: Patrick Trudgeon, AICP Community Development Director <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City is in receipt of a preliminary plat submifted by Pulte Homes to develop a residential <br />development named Summerset Meadows. Pulte Homes is proposing to develop a total of 606 <br />housing units on 187.~'acres. The subject property'is located north of Highway #I0, west of <br />Armstrong Blvd;, and south of Alpine Drive. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your'information: <br /> <br />a) Site Location Map ' <br />b) Preliminary, Plat'Submittal (Booklet enclosed With packet) <br />c) Environmental Assessment Worksheet <br />d) Planning Commission Meeting Minutes dated March 10, 2005 <br />e) City_..Council Meeting Minutes dated March 22, 2005 <br />f) City-,Staff Review Letter dated September 30, 2005 <br /> <br />Observations:. - ~ <br /> <br />In Mp, rch, 2005, the Planning Commission reviewed the sketch plan for this development. The <br />skefdh'plan showed approximately 785 units. Puke Homes has: removed the' 175 apartment un/ts <br />shown on the sl(etch plan at this-time.' They may bring back a future development the will <br />contain apartments in the .future, but at this time it is undeterm/ned if and .when that'-would'. <br />happen. <br /> <br />As. part of the approval process,, an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAw) was required. <br />On July 26, 2005; after review of the 'comments receixJed from the d0cum-en~s.and looking at <br />information contained within the EAW, the City. Council determin, ed that no further <br />envkonmental review, was necessary. <br /> <br />The preliminary plat covers an area of 187 acres. Pulte Homes: is proposing to develop 606 <br />housing units on 136 acres o£the site. As Pa.rt Of the plat, the developer is creating outib~s that <br />may contain commercial development on 38.5 acres. They are also reserving a' 300-f66~' wide <br />corridor needed for the future Missis.sippi River Bridge Crossing, This corri, dor is nearly 14 acres <br />in size. The residential portion'of the' development will consist of 154 small-iot single family <br />homes, .274 village row't0wnhomes, and 178 court home (back-to-baCk) townhom6s. The plat <br />also dedicates .4.26 acres as a public park and creates a 2.23 'acre home oWners 'association park ' <br />that will contain a pool, tennis and basketball courts, and a clubhouse. <br /> <br />The property currently has several zoning designations, P,,-1, R-2, R-3, and TC-2. Pulte Homes is <br />proposing to rezone the entire property to Planned Unit Development (PUD). The current zoning <br />dis.Ir/ct locations are shown on,Page 5"of;35'of the Engineering Plans. Given the-fact that that <br />applicant is planning to reserve some land for possible commercial ddvel0pment;. Staff <br />recommends that this land retains its current zoning designation (R-2, R-3, and TC~2). The City <br /> <br /> <br />