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<br />9. Lots 65-feet and wider must include two trees in the front yard. One tree must be an overstory <br />variety, the second tree can be ornamental, evergreen, or deciduous. <br />10. Lots which are 50-feet wide must plant one overstory tree in the front yard. <br />11. All homes must have a minimum garage size of 440 square feet, (20' x 22'). <br />12. All homes will require a minimum side-yard setback of 7.5 feet. <br />13. The front-yard setback for 75- and 100-foot-wide lots will be 30 feet. <br />14. The front-yard setback for 50- and 65-foot-wide lots will be 25 feet. <br />15. The maximum driveway widths are as follows: 50-foot lots – 16-feet wide, 65-foot lots – 20-feet wide, <br />and 75 to 100-foot lots – 30-feet wide. <br />16. The development must incorporate an internal monotony code to ensure the home facades vary <br />throughout the subdivision. Neighboring homes and the 3 closest homes across the street must vary <br />in façade design and color. No two homes in this group of six shall match. <br />17. The developer shall complete the design and installation of all 10-foot-wide trails above the bluff that <br />runs along the Mississippi River. <br />18. The developer will design and engineer a 10-foot-wide trail, beginning with the termination of the <br />upland trail. They should be provided to the city to support a future construction project. <br />19. The developer will provide a 2+ acre bluff top park, and must provide documentation that there is at <br />least 1-acre of buildable, upland area, in the park. <br />20. The developer shall dedicate the floodway land, below the bluff, to the city for park purposes. An <br />outlot will be reserved for future use by the HOA. <br />21. The remainder of the park dedication requirements will be satisfied with a cash dedication of <br />$536,000. This will be pro-rated on a per lot basis and payable with the final plat. <br />22. Civil plans submitted with the preliminary plat must identify parallel, off-street, parking areas near the <br />bluff top park. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The developer, Capstone Homes, has submitted a series of applications to support their proposed <br />development on the property commonly referred to as the Specht Farm. The site is approximately 250 acres <br />in size and includes a significant area of frontage along the Mississippi River. The site also includes three <br />different zoning districts (FAST, R-1d, and Business Park) and is guided by the Comprehensive Plan for <br />residential and commercial uses. <br /> <br />The updated development proposal includes 536 new single-family parcels and approximately 5.17 acres slated <br />for future commercial uses. Approval of the project requires amendments to the Comprehensive Plan (Land <br />Use), zoning amendments to create a PUD for the residential areas and rezone the commercial areas to C-3 <br />(Highway Commercial), and an ordinance amendment establishing the standards for the PUD. <br /> <br />Currently, the developer is seeking approval of the PUD to establish the framework for the project. Future <br />applications and reviews by the Planning Commission include a preliminary plat, which will provide more <br />details on the grading, stormwater, utility work, and engineering for the development. <br /> <br />Discussions and conditions from the commission should seek to achieve a cohesive project with a series of <br />standards that the developer will follow as the project progresses towards final design. <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan <br />The Comprehensive Plan guides the site for Mixed Residential and Highway Business uses. The proposal <br />maintains the same land use classifications but re-aligns the areas to match the property lines proposed with <br />the project. <br /> <br />Page 24 of 55