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c) The one-way streets on the main north-south road spine entering from Sunwood Dr. shall be 16 feet wide from back of curb to back of curb with no on-street parking allowed. d) The one-way private streets in the cottage area shall be 18 feet from back of curb to back of curb with parking only allowed in the designated pull-offparking nodes. e) The two-way private streets in the cottage area shall be 24 feet wide from back of curb to back of curb with no on-street parking allowed. Private streets through the association-maintained cottages. The developer is. showing a private street with the two-way portion being 24 feet wide and the one-way portions being 16 feet wide. As mentioned above the 16 feet wide one-way portions shall be changed to 18 feet Wide streets. The use exclusively of a private street through the cottage area, however, is a deviation from City Ordinancesthat require a public road "spine" through a development. I I I I The PUD ordinance requires that the development have either 20% public open space and/or 50% private and open space. The Park Commission, at their January 8, 2003 meeting did not recommend the provision of public open space within the development and would be inclined to collect park dedication fees from the development. This was mostly due to the existence of a planned park at the corner of the Sunwood Dr. and Sunfish Lake Blvd. about V4 'of a mile to the west. Based on that input, Staff is requesting that the development have at least 50% private open and' green space. The development shows 64 % open and green space. CitY Ordinances also require that at least 10% of the open space be in an identifiable area. The proposed plat meets this requirement. Also, as part of the PUD process, the applicant is required to submit a preliminary site plan and architectural elevations. Typically, multi-family developments require site plan review. However, since the plat is comprised of single-family units and detached townhomes' a site plan is not required. Therefore, Staffwill be using the PUD process to Conduct a site plan review. In general, the site plan is dependent on what is allowed as part of the PUD and what is shown on the .preliminary plat. Assuming that the deviations from City Code mentioned above are acceptable and the layout of the plat is acceptable, staff will focus only on a couple of elements of the site plan. Namely, the landscaping plan and the architectural elevations. I I I ! I I I As referenced in the Staff Review Letter, the landscaping plan as shown is deficient in the number of plantings required under the ordinance. Staff feels strongly that the required amount of plantings be maintained as part of this development given the fact that this is. a PUD that is requesting a denser development (both in the number of units and the building locationsJ than is typically allowed in a low density residential district. In the Staff Review Letter, ': Staff is also recommending some of the species of planting be replaced with more desirable plantings. The architectural elevations of the units that will be used in the development are at a minimum of .I,545 square feet in size, which exceeds the requirements under the ordinance. The exterior materials will be of vinyl siding and asphalt shingling on the roof. It should be noted that the proposed units will have front porches. i I I I Recommendation: '136- I I