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Memo to the Mayor and City Council/P 96-13 July 21, 1997 Page 2 .................-....-------------.-----.......... . Proposed plan was inconsistent with the adjacent development and may have had adverse impacts on the reasonable development of the project . The plan was inconsistent with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan to encourage subdivision design which protects wooded areas and natural contours Since that time, staff has worked with Good Value Homes and the developer of Lafayette Woods to modify the plat in order to address the above- mentioned concerns. Proiect Overview The proposed lots in the plat range in size from the R1c minimum lot size of 11,000 square feet up to 53,000 square feet. All of the lots have a minimum depth of 135 feet and a frontage of at least 80 feet. With the reduction in lots from the original proposal, the density of the project has decreased from approximately 2.4 units per acre to 1.8. This reduction in density achieves a density comparable to the Lafayette Woods project to the north and northwest. Natural Characteristics The north third of the property is heavily wooded with mature hardwoods. Revisions to the plat have included extending the lot depths adjacent to Lafayette Woods to increase the likelihood of saving the mature trees in this area. Lot depths have increased so the lots are anywhere from 175 feet in depth up to 212 feet. Existinl! Home Previously, the preliminary plat included subdividing the property immediately adjacent to the existing home on the property. The most recent proposal leaves the existing home on a parcel which is approximately 3 acres in size. Earlier plans had included a short cul-de-sac extending off of Proctor Road to serve the property immediately adjacent to the existing home. The County has denied this access and recommended the property be served internally from a local street. With that recommendation it became difficult to serve Lot 21 with an internal street and to further subdivide the property around the home. Therefore, Lot 21 will remain as a larger parcel and will be consistent with the County's recommendation to minimize access points along the County road, as well as accomplishing the Planning Commission and City Council's concerns of further tree removal to create developable lots in this area. One of the conditions for approval will be to add a deed restriction on Lot 21 to prevent any further subdivision of the property. f: \shrdoc \council\p96-13x2.doc