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Mattamy Homes Limited Minneapolis Division The 44' wide lot neighborhood (SW corner of site), will have a small private pocket park/playground. This will be maintained by the Homeowners Association. As part of the private amenity offerings for Watermark, a 5000 sf recreation center will be constructed. This will include a full-sized exercise room, some office space, small kitchen area and a large meeting area. An outdoor patio area will be attached to the Rec Center for the use of the Watermark residents. Like the other neighborhood amenities, this will be maintained and operated by the HOA. Open Space. As discussed above, there is approximately 62 acres of public park/open space surrounding all the stormwater ponds, and existing and created wetlands that are intended to be dedicated to the City. Additionally, there are 13 acres of private open space and 67 acres of open water, existing and proposed wetlands. Transportation. A transportation consultant was retained to determine traffic volumes both within the proposal and at the periphery. This was used to determine street widths and sidewalk locations. Mattamy has met with Anoka County regarding improvements to CR 54; these suggestions have all been incorporated into the design of the proposal. Mattamy will be required to make improvements to CR 54 to allow for various protected turning movements Sidewalk is proposed on one side of all streets except on cul-de-sacs. Pedestrian facilities are proposed on both sides of the 20th Ave. extension. House Styles/Lot Sizes House plans and lots sizes have been reviewed with the Council previously but will generally be discussed again as part of this narrative. The intent of proposing many different homes and lot sizes is to: 1. Provide different price points. The cost of a developed lot in this project is about $1400/front foot. For each 10' of lot width, we can expect at least a $14,000 difference in price. 2. Provide different floor plans and overall square footages. In today's market, many people are choosing smaller, more energy efficient homes. Family sizes are getting smaller, kids are active in many out -of -the -neighborhood activities; the yard is less important (except in the case of the rear yard as we indicated in a previous presentation).