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<br />.CASE# t <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW OF <br />TERRACE HILL APARTMENTS; <br />CASE OF TRIDENT DEVELOPMENT, LLC <br />By: Breanne Daines, Associate Planner <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />On May 7t1J, 2007, the City received an application from Trident Development, LLC to develop a <br />63-unit apartment building on the property legally described as Lot 1, Block 1, The Ponds of <br />Ramsey, generally located on Dysprosium Street, west of CSAH 5 and the Ramsey water tower <br />property. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Site location map <br />b) Site plan and Landscape Plan <br />c) Engineering Plans <br />d) Building and garage elevations <br />e) Project description <br />j) Conclusion and Recommendations Section - Ramsey Workforce and Senior <br />Housing Study, Maxfield Research, April, 2006 <br />g) City Staff review letter dated May 31, 2007 <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />Site Plans do not require a public hearing, but the City attempted to notify property OVVIlers <br />within 700 feet of the subject property. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />Trident Development, LLC has submitted a site plan application to develop a 63-unit, general <br />occupancy apartment building on an existing property located in the Ponds of Ramsey. The <br />property is approximately 4.5 acres in size and is zoned R-3 High Density housing. The property <br />was rezoned in 2003 as part of the overall development plan for the Ponds of Ramsey. The <br />original development plan proposed an 80-unit senior building on tlle site, but no site plan <br />application was made for this project. <br /> <br />Within the R-3 district, a maximum of 15 units per acre is permitted, and the proposed site plan <br />indicates on overall density of 14.9 units per acre. The site plan meets all setback, site design, lot <br />coverage, and minimum floor area requirements. <br /> <br />The building is proposed to be 3 stories and 43 feet in height. The building elevations indicate a <br />35% brick front fa((ade and multiple architectural features including porches, a cantilevered <br />fa((ade, and window treatments. The application meets City Code requirements for building <br />height and architecture. However, the City Council has expressed concern over the massing of <br /> <br />109 <br />