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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Telephone: 952.595.9636 Facsirnika: 952. 595.9837 planners©nacplannirig.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Mayor and City Council FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: July 3, 2003 RE: Little Canada — The Villas PUD FILE NO: 758.09 - 03.09 Sherman Associates has submitted a revised site plan for The Villas townhouses, based on input received at their previous City Council review. The changes, primarily expanded driveway and circulation dimensions, have resulted in a reduction in unit count to a total of 45 units. The relevant dimensions are now proposed as follows: Side - loaded garage spacing: Front - loaded garage driveway depth: Private Street width: On- street visitor parking spaces: Driveway width (Bldg types A,B,D) Driveway width (Bldg type C) 60 feet minimum door -to -door 24 feet 27 feet (back of curb to back of curb) 12 spaces 19 feet 16 feet The garage spacing and driveway depths should be acceptable as designed. The 60 foot spacing for side loaded garages should allow convenient flow in and out of the driveways for both residents and visitors. The only change we would suggest would be to add a small indentation of driveway in the shared driveways to accommodate vehicles that will back out of the garage and turn toward the street. A drawing has been provided to illustrate this idea. With regard to visitor parking, the 12 spaces should meet demand in the project in most cases. In addition to these 12 spaces, each driveway should be able to accommodate 2 parked vehicles, and the shared driveways may be able to accommodate one or two more than that. One small change should be added to the driveway designs — the tier of two story units along the north edge of the project show driveway widths of just 16 feet. While this is adequate to accommodate residents vehicles entering or leaving their