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8. Wetland setbacks shall be consistent with the site plan dated 6-7-2019. 9. A homeowner's association must be established, subject to review and approval of the city attorney, and shall be responsible for all, landscaping, snow clearing, and regular maintenance of private drives and driveways. 10. Submit an updated landscaping plan showing additional screening along the north property line. 11. Submit elevations of townhome exteriors which demonstrate variation in building materials. Twenty-five percent of the front building facade shall have an exterior finish of brick, stucco, or natural/ artificial stone. 12. Adjacent homes shall not be the same color. 13. Provide a trail connection from the end of the private cul-de-sac to the trail along the west side of Twin Lakes Road. 14. No more than two of the same facade design/details shall be adjacent to one another. 15. Mailboxes shall be clustered and located on the private street. Recommend, by motion, approval of the Preliminary Plat of Tall Pines Second Addition P.U.D 1. The preliminary plat shall include right-of-way dedication for the cul-de-sac on Line Ave. Background/Discussion The applicant, Roger Derrick with the Pines at Elk River, LLC, is proposing to develop a 6.33 -acre parcel along Line Ave. with 29 residential townhomes on 40 -foot wide lots. The project will be like the Tall Pines subdivision, also developed by Roger Derrick, south along 183Td Cir. Some units will have the option for a lookout basement. Kliever Lake Fields, West Oaks, and Miske Meadows have also included detached townhome units like those proposed with this project. The property is currently zoned Business Park (BP), and a zone change to support the proposed Planned Unit Development is required. Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan guides this area as Mixed Use which allows a mixture of housing, jobs and/or retail services uses within close proximity to each other. The area also provides another setting for high density residential land uses. The proposed use and rezoning to a residential PUD is supported by the Comprehensive Plan. Site Plan The 29 townhome lots are laid out along a single private street with access from the west to Line Ave. The city will be moving forward with a cul-de-sac on Line Ave. which will require additional right-of-way from the project area. The plat and all site plans must be updated to include the right-of-way dedication which accounts for all standard cul-de-sac and utility designs. Each home will have driveway access to a private street, and no additional access points to public rights- of-way are proposed. The proposed layout is concerning as the cul-de-sac does not support an adequate turn around for emergency service and delivery vehicles, and there are no similar private streets in town with this many units served by a single access point to a public street. Townhome standards require one-half guest parking space per unit in an off-street parking lot or private drive. The private streets appear to provide this standard, but an exhibit demonstrating compliance must be submitted.