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Memo to Planning Commission/P 04-16 October 26,2004 Page 3 The request to change the zoning from C2 Office District to PUD Planned Unit Development is consistent with the underlying land use designation of Old Town. It is compatible the adjacent zoning to the west, as Lions Park is also a PUD. The proposed use of the site for townhouses will be compatible with the proposed zoning district,the adjacent mixed residential uses, and with the adjacent vacant land to the north,which is likely to be a private school.The future land use of the vacant property to the south is not known. Conditional Use and Preliminary Plat Site Layout Lots/Density There are 76 townhouse lots proposed. Thirty(30) lots are proposed along Jackson Avenue and 8 are proposed along 6th Street. Sixth Street provides access into Lions Park and the Boys and Girls Club. The remainder of the lots are situated along private streets within the development.The internal lots are 20 feet wide and the end lots are 30 feet wide. All of the lots are 56 feet deep. The density of this project is 11.46 units per acre.Most of the open space in this project will be used as wetland mitigation and for drainage ponds. The limited amount of usable open space is mitigated by the fact the project abuts Lions Park. Given the project's proximity to schools, Lions Park,the downtown area and other service oriented uses, the proposed density of this project is appropriate. Streets/Aczrss/Parking There are two accesses proposed into the project. One is from Jackson Avenue and the second is from 6th Street. The Jackson Avenue access is located in the northeast corner of the project. It is aligned opposite 8th Street and will provide shared access with the Alliance Christian Academy property to the north.The 6th Street access is located in the southeast corner of the project, about 120 feet east of the intersection of Jackson Avenue and 6th Street The internal streets will be private. These private streets will provide direct access to the garages and the rear of the townhouses. The private streets will be 28 feet wide which allows parking on one side of the street. There is one main street through the project which connects 6th Street with the shared access from Jackson Avenue and two shorter dead-end streets. Four off-street parking spaces are provided for each unit.There are two spaces in each garage and two spaces in each driveway.There are also 14 off-street parking spaces located in various places throughout the project. Off-street parking for this project is sufficient. Around the perimeter of the project, sidewalks are shown along Jackson Avenue and 6th Street. These sidewalks provide pedestrian access to the front of the units. Internal sidewalks are shown along the west side of the main private street and along the front of one row of townhouses. In order to continue the row style look and provide access to the front of the SAPL.ANNING\Case Files\2004\P 04-16 Jackson St Villas\P 04-16 PC10-26.doc