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Memo to Planning Commission/P 01-14 November 27,2001 Page 5 III Access will be provided internally to the Black property located in the northwesterly corner of the project. The City and the County would like to close the current access onto County Road 12 from this single family dwelling, as it is too close to the intersection. The driveways to the units will be a minimum of 22 feet long(condominium units)to 30 feet long (rambler style townhomes adjacent to Street B). The private driveways serving the condominium units are proposed to be 24 feet wide;they will need to be painted and signed for no parking. The private streets serving the ramblers will be 28 feet wide;they will need to be signed no parking on one side. The City Engineer has addressed other access issues in his memo. The County is requesting a traffic study for the access location onto County Road 12. Parking As proposed, each townhome and condominium unit will have two bedrooms. The townhomes have walkout basements and may have bedrooms in the basement. The ordinance requires resident parking as one stall per bedroom. Each unit's garage and driveway can provide parking to meet the resident requirement. The guest parking is required to be V2 space per unit (65 spaces). Four spaces are indicated in two separate parking areas in the condominium area. Guest parking will need to occur in the driveways of the units and on the private street serving the townhome area. Parking will • not be allowed on the private drives serving the condominium units. Grading and Drainage Grading and drainage issues have been addressed in the City Engineer's memo. Utilities Utility issues have also been addressed in the City Engineer's memo. Landscaping/Tree Preservation A general landscape plan has been submitted by the applicant. A minimum of 312 trees need to be provided based on two trees per lot, the landscape plan provides 233 trees. Credit can be given for large trees that are saved on site,but a more detailed tree inventory needs to be completed prior to credit being given. The trees to be preserved are along the east side, over the gas main easement on the west side, and in the central wetland area. A small clump of trees will be saved in the center of the project. A detailed landscape plan for around the units was provided and complies with the ordinance requirements. • S:\PLANNING\MICHMC\PLREPRTS\P01-14 Part 2.DOC