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Existing Conditions The 32 acre parcel is located on the east side of Twin Lakes Road at the intersection with Industrial Circle. The property is mostly wooded and hilly. The northwest corner of the parcel was mined to provide fill for the HomeDepot?Walmart development. There is a gas line easement along the west property line and two power line easements, one on the north property line and one along the south property line. Adjacent land uses include a single family residence and Hillside Park to the east, Trott Brook Farms South development to the north, undeveloped single family residential property to the south and the East Elk River Business Park and Twin Lakes Road to the west. Project Description The proposed project is a mix of 82 townhouses and 21 single family residences on 32 acres. The townhouses are a mix of 28 rambler style townhomes and 54 condominium units in buildings with 6 or 8 units in each. Four public streets are proposed. Street B will connect with Trott Brook Farms South and intersect with Street C. It will provide access, via private streets, to some of the condominium units. Street C will also connect with Trott Brook Farms South and extend through the single family portion of the project to the southern boundary of the project. It will extend into the property to the south when that property is developed. Street D is a cul de sac servicing the 28 rambler style townhouses. Street E provides access into the project from Twin Lakes Road. It will also provide access, via private streets, to some of the condominium units. Individual driveways will service the rambler style units and private drives will service the condominium units. Analysis Rezoning Request The applicant is requesting a rezoning from Rld (Single Family Residential) to R3 (Townhome District) in order to allow this mixed residential project. The underlying land use designation for this property is MR (Medium Density Residential), which would allow up to 7.92 units per acre. The proposed project has a net density of about 3.86 units per acre, which is consistent with the underlying land use designation of Medium Density Residential. The Planning Commission, during previous discussions, has expressed some concern regarding concentrating townhouse developments in a specific area. With the development of Trott Brook Farms, Trott Brook Farms South and this development there will be 348 townhouse units located along a 2/3 of a mile section of Twin Lakes Road. The units in all three developments will be the same design, (mix of back-to-back units and rambler units).