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The applicant is requesting to plat 109 acres. The project will include a mix of single family <br />lots (64 lots) and townhouse units (192 units) for a total of 256 units. On July 15, 2002 the <br />City Council considered and denied a request by the applicant to rezone this property to R3 <br />(Townhouse District). <br /> <br />Existing Conditions <br /> <br />The 109 acre parcel is located on the east side of Twin Lakes Road north of Trott Brook <br />farms at the Twin Lakes Road/Tyler Street intersection. The property is a mix of open fields <br />and woodlands. About 37 acres of the parcel is wetland. The site is also hilly and is bounded <br />by Trott Brook in the southeast corner. <br /> <br />Adjacent land uses include single family residential to the south, farmland and Trott Brook <br />to the east, Twin Lakes Road and single family lots to the west and north. <br /> <br />Project Description <br /> <br />The proposed project is a mix of 192 townhouses and 64 single family residences on 109 <br />acres. The single family lots are located in the southern portion of the plat, adjacent to Trott <br />Brook Farms. The townhouses are located in the northern portion of the plat, adjacent to <br />Twin Lakes Road. <br /> <br />Analysis <br /> <br />The proposed plat is not consistent with requirements of the Rlc and Rle (Single family <br />Residential) zoning districts for the following reasons: <br /> <br />The plat includes townhouses which are not an allowed use in either the Rlc or Rle <br />zoning districts. <br /> <br />· The plat includes numerous lots that do not comply with the minimum lot width of <br /> 80 feet for the Rlc and Rle districts. <br /> <br />The proposed grading will result in the removal of all the trees on the site. The subdivision <br />ordinance states that trees should be preserved to the maximum extent possible; staff does <br />not feel that that the proposed plat accomplishes this. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council deny the request for <br />preliminary plat based on the following findings: <br /> <br />1. The rezoning was denied. <br />2. The plat does not comply with the dimensional requirements. <br />3. Public opposition to the request. <br /> <br /> <br />