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on the front. The side elevation is vinyl lap siding on the lower portion and the area within the peak is vinyl shingle style siding. In response to the Commission's comment that the side elevation should consist of different materials, the developer included option B in which the side elevations consist of two materials, brick and vinyl. Option B also included changes to the front elevations making the lower portion entirely brick instead of a mix of brick and stucco and changing the upper floor from stucco to vinyl. Staff feels that both options comply with the ordinance but that option A is preferred. Rambler Style The rambler units are also the same style, material and color as those proposed for Trott Brook Farms South. The units meet the minimum width requirements of 24 feet and 28 feet. The units are 32 feet wide. The garages meet the minimum size requirements. The front elevation consists of stucco and brick. The rear elevations are about 1/3 brick, 2/3 vinyl lap siding with decks. The building elevations comply with the ordinance. Planning Commission Meeting At the Planning Commission meeting held on January 29th no one spoke at the public hearing. The issue of private drives was discussed. Private drives are not clearly defined in the ordinance. However, there are specific design criteria that private drives must meet, and the drives shown on the plan meet those criteria. The Commission and staff feel that drives servicing the back-to-back units are private drives and not shared driveways. The shared access to the garages are shared driveways. A 30 foot setback from the curb is required for private drives and the plan as proposed does not meet this requirement. The developer argued that the entire drive from the public street to the garages is a shared driveway and not subject to any setback requirement. The Commission talked about why the 30' setback was included in the ordinance. Two reasons came up, to provide open space between buildings and to provide room in the driveway for off street parking. The Commission included a condition in their recommendation that all townhouses meet the 30 foot setback requirement. In response to the Commission's comments, the developer is proposing a 25 foot setback which would be adequate space to park one car in the driveway. Included in the packet is a diagram submitted by the developer showing how cars would fit in the driveway at 22', 25' and 30' setbacks. The Commission also discussed the rear building elevations of rambler townhouses. They felt that the decks did not provide the required relief on the rear elevations. The developer has revised the rear elevations to provide the needed relief. The location where Street C meets the south boundary of the plat was discussed. The Commission included a condition in their recommendation that the developer work with the City Engineer on an appropriate location for Street C to exit the plat.