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Memo to the Planning Commission/P 00-7 June 27,2000 Page 3 • Setbacks With town homes and twin homes, the property owner owns the land under the house and some additional setback area with the remaining land under ownership of a homeowners association. As proposed, the single family detached town homes will have setbacks from property lines as follows: • Front - 15 feet • Side - 5 feet • Rear - 5 feet As proposed, the twin homes will have setbacks from property lines as follows: • Front - 5 feet • Side - 5 feet • Rear - 15 feet The setbacks from the property line should be large enough to accommodate any future decks, patios and to ensure a minimum of 3 feet from any building wall opening such as windows or doors. As proposed, all town homes and twin homes will be setback a minimum of 22-feet from the private roads with room for 2 cars parked in the driveway. The detached single-family town homes will have a minimum distance between structures of 12.5 feet with an average distance of around 15 feet. As proposed, the twin homes will have a minimum distance between structures of 20 feet. In the City, typical single- family homes have a minimum distance between structures of 15 feet. The proposed single-family detached town home lots have an area of 3280 SF. The proposed twin home lots have an area of 2660 SF. Town home /Twin home Elevations The Commission and Council should review the town home and twin home plans and elevations, as they are part of the PUD approval. Density The overall density of the 71 total units townhouse project on 24 acres is 2.9 units per acre. This is low compared to the townhouse density of around 6.5 units per acre in the Trott Brook Farms development. Typical single-family residential density is 3.5 units per acre (12,000 SF lots). The overall density in Trott Brook with townhouses and single-family homes is about 2.5 units per acre by comparison. S \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\pcmmo\p00-7.doc