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Memo to Mayor & City Council/P 01-03 May 21, 2001 Page 3 density of 5.3 units/acre. These density calculations exclude wetlands. The density for Country Crossing Townhomes is 5.8 units/acre. Layout Streets The streets will be a mix of public and private streets. The main streets through the project, 183rd Avenue and Waco Circle, will be public, as will the streets connecting to the property to the north. The public streets will be constructed to City standards. The smaller cul de sacs and dead-end drives will be private streets. The private streets are proposed to be 20 feet wide; on street parking will not be allowed on the private streets. The streets will be owned and maintained by the homeowners association. The city will not be responsible for maintenance, replacement or plowing of these streets. The private streets in the southwest corner of the project will end about 25 feet from the west boundary of the project. The main access into the project is from Waco Street. 183rd Avenue will be extended through the site to connect Waco Street with 183~d Avenue in Big Lake Township. Attached is a letter from Big Lake Township in which they request that 183rd Avenue be connected with 18Yd Avenue in Big Lake Township. A loop road will go through the center of the site. Smaller streets will provide access to a majority of the units. All the streets will have concrete curb and gutter. There will be shared drives on most units to limit the number of curb cuts. A six foot wide bituminous trail is proposed along the north side of 183r~ Street and the outside of Waco Circle. Access will be provided to the undeveloped property to the north. Lots Most of the lots are located with access from private streets. The units will be a mix of single family and multi-family townhomes. The units on the southern quarter of the site will be the one story, single family units with basements. The remainder of the units will be two-story multi-family, two-story single family and one story single family. Two car garages are proposed and there will be space for 2 cars in the driveway. The townhouses along the west boundary of the project are setback between 25' and 30' from the west property line. Typical side yard setbacks for Rlc single family district are 10' for the house and 5' for the garage. Most of the open space consists of wetlands. Open space is also provided along the perimeter of the wetlands and behind the units. There is also open space in the middle of the loop that will be available for active recreation. S:\PLANNING\SCOTTXP0103CC.DOC