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It is anticipated that the town_house exterior materials will consist of vinyl siding and brick <br />accents, however the developer needs to provide staff with the necessary information. <br /> <br />The landscaping plan is. generally acceptable provided that the plan is revised to include some <br />additional plantings in order to comply with the number of required plantings established in City <br />Code. Staff is also recommending that the species palette be revised to include a larger variety of <br />plantings. <br /> <br />As addressed in the preliminary plat case, the development is subject to dens/t3;, transitioning <br />requirements. The R-2 Medium Density District also requires a 30-foot wide landscape <br />bufferyard where a lower density development abuts a proposed higher density development. As <br />noted in the review letter, the R-2 district screening and density transitioning requirements <br />conflict with one another. City Staff and the Environmental Policy Task Force (EPTF) are <br />currently reviewing the screening requirements established in City Code to provide for a more <br />effective and efficient means of requiring additional plantings within the buffer corridor. Staff is <br />suggesting that the density transitioning requirements be adhered to at this time until the EPTF <br />and staff can re-evaluate the required number of plantings to satisfy screening requirements. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />City Staff recommends site plan approval subject to compliance with the City Staff Review <br />Letter dated May 30, 2003, approval of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change the subject <br />properties Iand use designation to medium density residential, the property being rezoned to R.-2 <br />Medium Density Residential, and preliminary plat approval of Alpine Acres 2nd Addition. <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Motion to recommend that the City Council approve the site plan contingent upon compliance <br />with City Staff R.eview Letter dated May 30, 2003, approval of a Comprehensive Plan <br />Amendment to change the subject properties land use designation to medium density residential, <br />the property being rezoned to R.-2 Medium Density Residential, and preliminary plat approval of <br />Alpine Acres 2nd Addition. <br /> <br />-or- <br /> <br />Motion to recommend the City Council deny the proposed preliminary plat. <br /> <br />Review Cheeldist: <br />Community Development Director <br />Principal Plarmer <br />City Engineer <br /> <br />PC 06/05/03 <br /> <br />88 <br /> <br /> <br />