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Little Canada Mayor and City Council Little Canada Planning Commission 17 March 1983 Page Two The applicant wishes to rezone the lot containing the townhouses and attached quadraminiums to R -2, Medium Density Residential, in which townhouses and quadraminiums are a conditional use. The apartments are a permitted use in an R -3 district. Subdivision. According to our most recent plat maps, the project requires the combination and resubdivision of lots. The proposed single family lots are of adequate width (75 feet) except for the corner lot which should be 80 feet wide. However, the lots should be enlarged to meet the minimum size area (interior - 10,000 square feet, corner - 11,000 square feet). The two lots proposed for townhouses, attached quadraminums and apartments will be handled as Planned Unit Development CUPs. The platted cul -de -sac is 900+ feet long, which greatly exceeds the maximum of 500 feet. The elongated parcel has apparent access limitations. It would seem advantageous to plan with land owner to the east for a connected, circuitous, circulation pattern through both parcels. Density. The definition of medium density from the Comprehensive Plan is 5 to 8 units per acre. Roughly calculated, and not including under water land, the proposed density of the quadraminiums and townhouse PUD is 11 units per acre. The definition of high density from the Comprehensive Plan is up to 20 units per acre. The proposed density of the apartments PUD is 21 units per acre. The low to medium density housing suggested by the Comprehensive Plan for this district is defined as 6 -8 units per acre. Site Design. The site plan includes a few items that are not considered to be good design elements: • Different residential types fronting on the same street as in the single family lots and the attached quadraminiums is questionable. However, this layout does accomplish an orderly transition in residential densities which is viewed as positive. • Higher density structures, specifically the townhouses, should not travel through a lower density area to reach points outside the subdivision. The structures meet the front setback (30 feet) and side setback (15 feet). The rear setback is subject to the State Shoreland Regulations. Round Lake is currently classified as Natural Environment Lake for which the setback require- ment is 150 feet from the ordinary high water mark. As conceptually proposed, the townhouses appear to be only 40 feet. The applicant will need to verify where the ordinary high water mark is. 3 2