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Memo to Planning Commission/Elk River Station June 26,2001 Page 3 ID ride facility,and the proposed commercial/office portion of the project on the east side of Tyler Street should be changed to Community Commercial.The land use designation of the residential portion of the project should be changed to Medium Density Residential. Zone Change The developer is requesting a zone change from Light Industrial,Agricultural Conservation and Single Family Residential to Planned Unit Development. Most of the property is currently zoned Rla(Single Family Resideptial).An area extending about 300 feet from and parallel to the railroad tracks is zoned Light Industrial,and a small,approximately 4.5 acre portion, located adjacent to the proposed park & ride facility is zoned Agricultural. Conditional Use Permit and Preliminary Plat Proposed Uses Apartments The project includes 208 apartments that overlook the large wetland.The apartments will consist of four, 4 story buildings. There will be underground parking in each of the buildings.The density of the apartment portion is about 15.2 units per buildable acre. (208 units/13.68 buildable acres) Buildable acres are the total area of the apartment portion minus the wetlands and streets. • Building elevations The design of the apartment building complex is the same as what was presented at the July 24`x'Planning Commission meeting. There was discussion at the last meeting about wanting to see some more stepped down ends but, to allow this detail, a larger footprint of the building would have to be accommodated and there was mixed views about this. The buildings are also "bent" so they will not provide the appearance of an extremely long façade.A discussion about the large roof area was also brought up and this was thought of as not that attractive. The developer/designers stated that the roof would not be nearly as visible nor appear as large from street level as it does in an architectural elevation. Staff would concur with this statement. Parking Two parking spaces will be provided for each apartment (416 total spaces). Underground parking will be provided at a ratio one space for each unit.There will also be surface parking provided at a ratio of one space per unit. The parking requirements found in the zoning code for apartments are 2.5 spaces per unit (520 spaces required). Townhouses There are 191 townhouses proposed.The townhomes will be a mix of row style homes and III back-to-back style homes.The density of the townhouse portion is about 7.7 units/acre(192 units/24.85 acres) S:\PLANNING\SCOTT\ER Station 8-14.doc