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Memo to the Mayor and City Council/P96-9 Page 2 August 19, 1996 west and 193rd Avenue on the north. The current zoning of the property is Rlc (Single Family Residential) which allows for single family detached development. The proposal before the City Council is to consider rezoning 13 acres to allow for a planned unit development of 14 four-unit buildings (56 units) while leaving a small strip of property along Highland Road and one along 193rd zoned Rlc for single family development. The density of the proposed townhouse project is approximately 4.3 units per acre. In comparison, Country Crossing Townhomes is developed at a density of 5 units per acre. The 11 single family lots that are proposed would have direct access onto 193rd on the north and the four lots on the south would have direct onto Highland Road. The townhouse project itself proposes one access off of Highland Road which will consist of a private street extending approximately 650 feet into the property providing access for all 56 units. This internal street to the townhouse project will be a private street and developed to a width of 30 feet. Development of the 11 single family lots is expected to occur in a traditional fashion with the homes fronting directly onto either 193rd or Highland Road. On the other hand, the townhouse project will have 14 free-standing buildings with elff~erent orientations to one another to try to maximize the amount of open space and green area in front of each of the units. Each building will have four separate units (4-plex) which resemble the townhomes being built in Country Crossing Townhome Addition. The proposed townhouses will also have one of the units in the center of the project converted to a clubhouse/recreational space for all of the owners in the proposed project. The developer has indicated that the project is proposed as a senior housing community directed towards people 55 years and older. The covenants prepared by the developer follow federal guidelines for restricting the occupancy of the units to those 55 years and older. It should be mentioned that the guidelines do allow certain provisions whereby someone less than 55 years old to live in this community. The developer would be willing to elaborate on this at the meeting ff the Council desires. Zoning Request The applicant's request is to rezone only the 13 acres included in the townhouse project to a PUD zoning designation. That zoning request would not apply to the 11 single family lots on the northern and southern perimeter of the planned unit development. Staff has discussed with the developer the four lots in the southwest corner of the property as to whether those four lots s:\council\p96-9.doc