Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 09/14/2006

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CASE #: 3 Public Hearing . REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT AND PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN REVIEW OF EBONY WOODS; CASE OF DPM INVESTMENTS, INC. By: Amy Geisler, AICP, Associate Planner Background: DPM Investments has submitted a preliminary plat and site plan to develop 6 twinhome units (3 two-unit structures) on the property located on the east side of Ebony Street N.W., just south of Super Bowl. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site location map b) Preliminary plat c) Site plan d) Landscaping plan e) Grading plan f) Building elevations g) PlaIilIling Commission meeting minutes dated April 6, 2006 h) City Council Work Session minutes dated May 2, 2006 i) City Staff review letter dated August 31, 2006 Notification: In accordance with City Code, property owners within 700 feet of the subject property were notified of the public hearing. Observations: The subject property is approximately 1.1 acres in size and is zoned B-2 Business. Development of the property with townhomes will require an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to change the land use from Places to Shop to Medium Density Residential. The Comprehensive Plan amendment, if approved, would be followed up with a rezoning of the property from B-2 Business to Planned Unit Development (PUD), as required by the Mississippi River Overlay District regulations (discussed below). 1- R-2 Residential District standards were used to review the proposal. The permitted density in the R-2 Residential District is 3-7 units per acre. The preliminary plat proposes 6 units on 1.1 acres, resulting in a density of 5.5 units per acre. The proposedtwinhome lots are all 40 feet in width. with the exception of Lot 6, which is 44 feet wide. The R-2 Residential District requires 50-foot. . lots fortwinhomes. A reduced lot width may be permitted as part of the PUD, if approved by the City. All proposed lots exceed the minimum lot size for twinhomes of 7,000 square feet. The R-2 r 2