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street when deliveries are being made. Additional concerns regarding flexibility when laying out the home, 2- vs 3 -car garages, and changes to curbing in the future were noted during the Planning Commission Meeting. The Planning Commission's recommendation requires barrier style curbing along all parcels below 65 feet in width. The change was due to the identified benefit for protecting on -street parking along the detached townhome units, but they did not see the need for barrier curbing in the single-family areas. When deviating from standard residential zoning districts via the PUD process, staff recommends incorporating barrier curbing. This change will be proposed in the update to the engineering design standards, for review by the City Council later this year. Condition Ten — Boulevard Trees The proposed development increases the number of houses along public streets, and, in the case of the detached unit areas, reduces the width between buildings to ten feet. These changes reduce the amount of "green" space seen from the road, and staff recommends increasing the number of street trees to account for this change. City ordinance requires two trees in the front yard of every single-family home. The recommendation of one shade tree in the boulevard area every 30 feet and one additional tree in the front yard will be an increase for some parcels, but the intent is to provide additional vegetation and buffering along all streets within Miske Meadows. Staff understands that driveways and other hazards will require some deviation from this requirement, but the spacing can be adjusted as needed. The applicant has requested to follow the ordinance standard of two trees per parcel, and provide one additional tree on all corner lots. The Planning Commission's recommendation aligns with the applicant's request of two trees per parcel, and one additional tree on all corner lots. Conditions 13 & 14 — Trail Construction and Maintenance The installation of bituminous trails between blocks will improve pedestrian access and mobility through the development. The trails also provide additional access points to the proposed common lots behind all detached townhome units, increasing the accessibility for residents with an HOA. Staff also recommends that these trail connections be maintained by the HOA in perpetuity. The applicant is willing to construct the bituminous trails, but does not want the maintenance of the trails to be the responsibility of the HOA. They note the trail will benefit the development as a whole, and the HOA should not bear the responsibility for the long-term maintenance. The Planning Commission's recommendation aligns with staffs, requiring the construction of bituminous trails and including maintenance as part of the HOA. Plat Conditions Condition Three — Townhome Lot Configuration Creating a common lot around all detached townhome units establishes large parcels under common ownership of the HOA, and additional incentives to preserve the HOA in perpetuity. The city has experienced a number of HOAs that have either dissolved or ceased to operate since the economic downturn, which left a number of oudots, entrance monuments, median landscape features, or other parcels that are no longer maintained by the HOA and have become the city's responsibility. The city N:\Departments\Community Development\Planning\Case Files\P\P 16-02 Miske Meadows\City Council 5-16-2016\7.5 sr Miske Meadows 5-16- 2016.docx