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Memo to Planning Commission/P 01-14 August 28,2001 Page 4 IIIThe project can be divided into three parts;the single family area along the east property line,the rambler-style townhomes clustered in the center of the site around the large wetland complex,and the condominium portion adjacent to Twin Lakes Road and the high pressure gas main easement. Single Family Portion The single-family portion of the project is located on either side of Street C and adjacent to Hillside City Park. The proposed lots for the single family portion of the project are less than the 14,000 square foot minimum lot size established by the R1d district with the exception of two lots, Lot 1, Block 5 and Lot 1, Block 4. The remaining lots are 12,800 square feet to 13,515 square feet in area. The lots also do not meet the standards for lot width of the Rid district. The location of these lots take advantage of the adjacent park facility. Rambler Townhome Portion The rambler-style townhomes are located within the center of the project on private roads with accessed from Street B. The applicant is proposing similar units to the existing Trott Brook Farm development; however, some units will have side-loaded garages instead of front-loaded garages. Of the 59 proposed rambler townhome units, 14 (24 percent) will utilize the side-loaded garage feature. In order to do a number of the walkout and lookout • style units, grading will to occur to create the topography needed for these styles of units. Condominium Portion The condominium portion is located along the west third of the site with access onto Street A by individual private drives. The building sizes for the condominium units range anywhere from 4 units per building to 8 units per building. The number of units serviced by a dead-end private drive does not exceed 4 as has been discussed by the Planning Commission during review of the draft revised townhome ordinance. The design of the units is consistent with and appears to have no change from the units in Trott Brook Farms. Overall,there is very little variation in the arrangement of the units as to their relationship to the public street. Open Space The applicant has submitted a calculation of open space for the project. The calculation includes areas over the gas main easement (unuseable) and those areas at the ends of the buildings. The largest open area is 2.5 acres adjacent to Twin Lake Road;part of which is owned by the City. The total open space is 7.6 acres,20 percent of the project area. This does not include the wetland areas. None of the open space could be utilize for informal play or gathering. • S:\PLANNING\MICHMC\PLREPRTS\P01-14.DOC