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32 <br /> <br />cottages that utilizes a private street through the cottages. If a private street is ultimately used <br />as part of the development, it should be noted that it's use will be a deviation from City <br />Ordinances. <br /> <br />The PUD ordinance requires that the development have either 20% public open space and/or 50% <br />private and open space. The Park Commission, at their January 8, 2003' meeting did not <br />recommend the provision of public open space within the development and would be inclined to <br />collect park dedication fees from the development. This was mostly due to the existence of a <br />planned park at the corner of the Sunwood Dr. and Sunfish Lake Blvd. about lA of a mile to the <br />west. Based on that input, Staff is requesting that the development have at least 50% prix(ate <br />open and green space. The development shows 64 % open and green space. <br /> <br />Also, as part of the PUD process, the applicant is required to submit a preliminary site plan and <br />architectural elevations. Typically, multi-family developments require site plan review. However, <br />since the plat is comprised of single-family units and detached townhomes a site plan is not <br />required. Therefore, Staff will be using the PUD process to conduct a'site plan review. <br /> <br />In general, the site plan is dependent on what is allowed as part of the PUD and what is shown on <br />the preliminary plat. Assuming that the deviations from City Code mentioned above are <br />acceptable and the layout of the plat are acceptable, staff will focus only on a couple of elements <br />of the site plan. Namely, the landscaping plan and the architectural elevations. <br /> <br />As referenced in the Staff Review Letter, the landscaping plan as shown is deficient in the number <br />of plantings required under the ordinance. Staff feels strongly that the required amount of <br />plantings be maintained as part of this development given the fact that this is a PUD that is <br />requesting a denser development (both in the number of units and the building locations) than is <br />typically allowed. In the Staff Review Letter, Staff is also recommending some of the species of <br />planting be replaced with more desirable plantings.' <br /> <br />The architectural elevations of the units that will be used in the development are at a minimum of <br />t,545 square feet in size, which exceeds the requirements under the ordinance. The exterior <br />materials will be of vinyl siding and asphalt shingling on the roof. It should be noted that the <br />proposed units will have front porches. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />The Village of Sunfish. Lake is proposed to be ~. unique "new urbanist" neighborhood. 'As part of <br />the accepted design standards for new urbanist communities, it is normal that these types of <br />developments have smaller and narrower lots, narrow right-of-ways and roads, and reduced <br />setbacks. The New Urbanist movement attempts to create distinctive neighborhoods that are <br />characterized by pedestrian-orientated design elements. From a land use perspective, Community <br />Development Staff is enthusiastic about the proposed development. Critical to the look and feel <br />of New Urbanist development is a sense of scale. A sense of scale is created by having smaller <br />lots as well as narrow streets. The smaller and narrower lots, coupled with architectural elements <br /> <br /> <br />