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Memo to Pat Klaers/CU 97-11 July 10, 1998 Page 2 SS . Lot widths of the single family lots • Landscaping and site amenities Density and Residential Mix The project consists of 630 units with 280 town houses and 350 single family homes. 55.5% of the units are single family and 44.5% are townhouses. The townhouses are concentrated in the northwest corner, southwest corner and southeast corner of the project along County Roads 12 and 13. These areas appear to be the most suitable for townhouse development because of the absence of trees and the relatively level topography; however, there are 4 small wetlands in the southeast corner, 2 wetlands in the southwest corner and 2 large wetlands in the northeast corner that have to be avoided. Overall density of the project, including the single family lots and the townhouse lots, is 2.5 units per acre. However, the density of the townhouse developments along County Road 12 does raise some concerns. The townhouse development in the southwest corner of the site has 156 units on approximately 21 acres. This works out to a density of about 7.3 • units per acre. For a comparison, the townhouse development in the northwest corner has 39 units on approximately 11 acres with a density of 3.5 units per acre. The townhouse development in the southeast corner has 85 units on approximately 21.6 acres with a density of about 3.9 units per acre. Even though the density of this development is less than the other townhouse development along County Road 12, the layout of the buildings is comparable. By that I mean the spacing between the buildings is similar. The concern with the high density is the design of the open space and lack of open space between the buildings. The driveways and sidewalks use up much of what open space there is between the buildings. There is a 75 foot wide gas line easement that runs along the north side of these townhomes, which provides some usable open space and could be developed as an amenity integrated into the design. One option to reduce the density in this area of the project would be to eliminate some single family lots located along County Road 12 and spread the townhouses along County Road 12 to the main entrance into the project. A second option would be to keep the single family lots and reduce the number of townhomes in this portion of the project. IIInternal Connections \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\scott\cu9711rv.doc