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Review of Preliminary PUD General Plan Submittal for Falcon Heights Town Square January 29, 2003 Page 2 ^ 56 senior housing units with underground parking (56 spaces); ^ 14 for-sale townhomes (28 garage spaces and 28 surface spaces); ^ 73-76 surface parking spaces, in a central courtyard, to be shared by all uses. ^ Streetscape improvements ^ Storm Water Retention Rock Garden Overall, this project's design reflects the urban design goals of creating a grouping of buildings and connecting spaces that, collectively, produces amoderate-density urban village with a strong identity and high quality, site-specific design. There is acontext-sensitive transition between the proposed new development and the adjacent residential neighborhood. With most of the parking underground and the surface parking in the center of the development in a "courtyard," the parking impact is dramatically lessened. The parking provision meets Urban Design Guidelines directive in terms of spaces per residential unit and spaces per retail square foot. The total site design provides for a very positive pedestrian experience. SPECIFIC COMMENTS ON SUBMITTAL DRAWINGS The following comments are supplemented by notes/comments on the actual plans/drawings. Cert f ed Survey (Drawing C-1)- No comments. Site Plan (Drawing C-2) ^ Trash facilities for retail/restaurants? Recycling facilities? ^ Commercial truck loading/unloading? ^ Moving van/residential loading/unloading? ^ Fire truck circulation? ^ Pedestrian circulation needs some revisions, esp. regarding the connections from Arona Street to the commercial uses. ^ Potential personal safety/vandalism issue in the "corridor" created by the southside of the multifamily building, the townhomes, rock garden/detention pond area, and the south property line. ^ Bicycle parking facilities? ^ Potential safety issue re two parking spaces near Arona Street entrance. ^ Surface parking lot indicates 73 spaces; text indicates 76 spaces?? ^ Sidewalk on Snelling should be straightened out, not curved. ^ Where is transit stop on Larpenteur at Arona? Grading and Storm Water Drainage Plan (Drawing C-3) - No comments. Utility Plan (Drawing C-4) • Lighting (?) in the "walk through" at ground level between the two parts of the multifamily building? Seems dark; potential personal safety issue. • Lighting (?) in the "corridor" created by the southside of the multifamily building, the townhomes, rock garden/detentionpnnd area, and the south property line; safety issue.