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04/11/02 11:31 FAX 952 937 5822 WESTWOOD PROF. SERVICES 2002 Westwood Professional Services,Inc. PLANNING • ENGINEERING • SURVEYING • April 11, 2002 7599 Anagram Drive Eden Praire,MN 55344 Michelle McPherson Phone:S52-237.5150 City Planner Fax:952-937-5822 Toll free:1-888-937-5150 City of Elk River E-mail.wpsWwestwoodps.com 13065 Orono Parkway TWIN CITIES/METRO Elk River, MN 55330-0490 ST.CLOUD Re: MARSHES OF TROTT BROOK FARMS Ref: 2001109$INERD Dear Michelle: On behalf of D.R. Horton, Inc. we are very pleased to submit this application for the development of The Marshes of Trott Brook Farms for your review and approval. The original PUD included single-family homes and a cluster of town homes similar to those being offered in other Trott Brook Farms neighborhoods. The Marshes will offer the Traditions Townhome, which is a new row townhome product that will provide a different housing style to the public. The action that is being requested is an amendment to the Trott Brook Farms PUD that would include the change in unit type, addition of 6.31 acres (highway remnant parcel), increase in overall units from 615 to 648 (including 10 on the remnant parcel), and revision to a portion of the remaining single family neighborhood. The amendment area consists of approximately 53.95 acres including 17.57 acres of single family to be reconfigured, and 42.64 acres of the Marshes of Trott Brook Farms. With the exception of the 6.31-acre highway remnant parcel, the property is currently guided and zoned for PUD development. 0 TI'S is The existing Approved PUD is for the development of 615 homes(349 S/F, 118 Coach, and 148 Villa). i FNN This request is to develop a total of 648 homes with a slightly different mix(325 S/F, 105 Coach, 108 Villa,and 110 Traditional Row). While a total of 33 additional homes are being requested,only 23 (an increase of 3.7%) are located within the original PUD area. The remaining 10 homes are located on the highway remnant parcel. DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT The Marshes neighborhood and adjacent single-family area is being redesigned in response to both site conditions and the projected market place for townhomes in the Elk River community. The townhomes originally suggested on the western portion of the site were large two story units that were conceptual in design. Their footprint was large and,upon close review of grading studies, was found to cause more tree removal than was desired. The development of single-family homes to the north of this area also caused significant tree removal to engineer as originally designed. Through the use of a smaller townhome footprint,the use of private roadways in the more difficult and wooded portions of the site, and by reworking the drainage and ponding plans, a total of approximately .89 additional acres of trees and woodlands have been preserved. The net density of the townhome area of the Marshes will be 3.6 homes per acre, or approximately 12,000 s.f. per hone. While the market for the existing D.R. Horton multiple produces remains strong, an additional home type • is viewed as a benefit to the Trott Brook neighborhood and Elk River community alike. The surrounding open space will set this cluster of townhomes apart from others in this area of the city, and the Designing the Future Today...since 1972