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Preliminary Plat and Preliminary Site Plan Review: Symphony At Tovvn Center April 26, 2007, Revised May 17, 2007 Page 2 of7 3. Lots: The preliminary plat is proposing to replat Lots 5 through 11, Block 3; Lots 1 through 12, Block 2; Ramsey Tovvn Center 7th Addition into 14 lots that will accommodate 6 rowhouse and 8 back-to-back home products. 4. Setbacks: The TC4-b Zoning District requires the following setbacks: Front yard Side yard Rear yard o to 20 feet as measured from building front to edge of sidewalk; None, unless required by building code; None, unless required by building code. Block I - In response to the City Staff Review Letter dated April 26, 2007, the Developer has provided a revised site plan dated May 7,2007. The revised plan reflects that the 3 back-to- back units on Block 1 not only meet the 20 foot maximum setback from Bunker Lake Blvd., but also from the sidewalk along the south side of the block. Block 2 - The structures fronting on l46th Avenue N.W. and Traprock Street N.W. all comply with the 20 foot maximum setback. The most southeastern back-to-back building fronting on East Ramsey Parkway has one corner of the building that is 24 feet from the property line and the other corner is 17 feet from the property line. The average setback for this building is 20.5 feet. The Town Center Guidelines allow for a deviation in setback maximums if no more than 25% of the building is beyond the maximum setback. It is Staffs opinion that the placement of this building is acceptable and does not require a variance. The rowhouse building in the southeast comer of Block 2, fronting on Rhinestone Street N.W. was 26 feet from the property line along East Ramsey Parkway in the April 3 version of the site plan. Town Center Guidelines recommend building to the comers of each block. In response to the City Staff Review Letter dated April 26, 2007, the May 7 revised site plan has adjusted the location of the building and it now complies .with the 20 foot maximum setback from property line. The rowhouse building at the northeast comer of Block 2 received a variance to the maximum setback from Rhinestone Street with the plat of Ramsey Town Center 7th Addition. That variance shall remain in effect. Development guidelines discourage large spaces between buildings that front on streets. There are a couple of 30'-40' gaps on the east end of Block 2. A connector sidewalk traverses one of those areas. The Development Guidelines also encourage pockets of greenspace and in Staff's opinion, these spacing gaps are ac~eptable. 5. Public Streets: The replat area lies west of Rhinestone Street N.W., north and south of 146th Avenue N.W., north of East Ramsey Parkway, and east of Traprock Street N.W. All of these streets have been constructed with the development of Ramsey Town Center ih Addition to this point. The change in house product did require a reconfiguration of the private streets, in -134-