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Draft of OSPD Ordinance 8/30/99 Page 8 0 Front 30' Side 10' Garage Side 5' Rear 20' c) Maximum Lot Coverage: 25% except where the City Council approves an alternative. d) Maximum Building Height- 3 floors or 40 feet 2. Street Standards shall comply with the Elk River Subdivision Ordinance, section 1008, except where the City Council approves an alternative. 3. Lot Design Guidelines Residential lots should be designed to achieve one or more of the following objectives: a) Oriented around a central focal point such as: i) A central green or square IIIii) A physical amenity such as a meadow, stand of trees,a stream or water body, or some other natural feature. iii) A street with a boulevard planted with shade trees and a central parkway or median at least 25 feet wide. b) Located to preserve woodlands,farmland or other natural features or character including places of historic, archeological or cultural value and their environs. c) Located such that at least 50%of the lots within a neighborhood abut open space on at least one side. A local street may separate lots from open space. d) Views shall be preserved on and off-site to the maximum possible. e) Locate neighborhood recreation open spaces such that they are an integral part of the neighborhood or the surrounding home sites, are at an elevation appropriate to their intended recreational use,have boundaries that are clearly defined and are accessible to all neighborhood residents from a public street. f) Preserve natural habitat to the maximum extent possible in a contiguous, connected configuration. Natural open spaces may include,but are not limited to, fields,wetlands, slopes,bluffs,woods, lakes,ponds, streams, shore lands,and other environmentally sensitive areas. 0 s:\planning\stevewen\ccmmo\oa99osd4.doc