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Planning Commission <br />Derrick Investment Co. <br />July 23, 1996 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Ridgewood Park on the west and 193rd Avenue on the north. The current <br />zoning of the property is R1C (Single Family Residential) which allows single <br />family detached structures. The proposed planned unit development <br />includes a total of fourteen 4-unit buildings (56 units) along with 11 single <br />family lots. The single family lots are proposed for both the north and south <br />side of the 4 plex units. The density of the townhouse portion of the planned <br />unit development is approximately 4.3 units per acre. The single family lots <br />bordering the property on the north and south are being platted at about 2.75 <br />units per acre. All of the single family lots will have direct access onto either <br />a 193rd Avenue at the north or Highland Avenue on the south. The <br />townhouses will have access via a private street entering the site off of <br />Highland Road. The internal street system will extend approximately 650 <br />feet north of Highland Road before looping back to an intersection with the <br />main driveway about 280 feet inside the property. This driveway could be <br />considered a 650 foot cul-de-sac; however, the ordinance does allow up to 700 <br />feet before a cul-de-sac is considered exceeding the city standard. <br /> <br />General Characteristics of the Property <br /> <br />The property is currently vacant and has varying topography throughout the <br />site. From the highest point on the site (965) to the lowest point (927.01) <br />there is about a 38 foot grade change on site. The property also has a wooded <br />area that follows a ridge line extending north from Highland Road along the <br />west side of the property. The forested area is approximately 3 acres in size <br />and consists of a variety of tree species. Tim Edgeton, County Forest <br />Resource Specialist, had an opportunity to walk the site and provide a <br />written report on the types of trees and the average size found throughout <br />this area. Tim also made some assessment of the oaks within the wooded <br />area that are either dead or in poor condition. Please refer to Tim's letter <br />dated May 23, 1996, for additional information. <br /> <br />Zoning <br /> <br />The request to rezone the property from R1C (Single Family Residential) to <br />PUD (Planned Unit Development) will apply to only the 13 acres proposed <br />for the townhouse project. The single family lots around the perimeter will <br />be developed in accordance with the existing zoning. <br /> <br />Staff raises some question whether the four single family lots along Highland <br />Road platted and developed as single family is an appropriate land use given <br />some of the existing land uses to the south and proposed townhouse project <br />immediately to the north. Currently, along the south side of Highland Road, <br />the properties are developed with a mixture of multi-family units. Further <br /> <br /> <br />