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2 BACKGROUND In June 2016, the Council passed Resolution No. 16-51 approving the PUD Development Stage Plan/Preliminary Plat for Watermark. The resolution details in its finding of fact that Watermark is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and creates a master planned residential development that upholds the City’s public values by creating a multi-functional, open space greenway corridor integrated with stormwater conveyance system, wetland management and trails. The resolution also establishes architectural design standards, lot sizes and public dedication requirements for the entire Watermark development. Per the applicant’s narrative, “While the locations of the Lennar’s lot sizes and housing products differ from the Mattamy Homes’ approved Planned Unit Development Stage Plan and Preliminary Plat, architectural standards have been established in the approving resolutions. Lennar’s proposed open spaces, trails and sidewalks, street widths, typical street sections, street layouts, stormwater management, sanitary sewer, and watermain are essentially the same as proposed by Mattamy Homes. The approved Planned Unit Development Stage Plan and Preliminary Plat conditions that detached townhomes maintain a minimum 44’ width and a minimum lot area of 5,720 sq. ft. The Lennar proposed Land Use Plan contemplates an age-targeted, homeowners association maintained Lifestyle Villas Collection on 60’ to 65’ wide lots and will be privately owned rather than a detached townhome. These lots maintain a minimum of 60’ in width and an average area of 7,800 square feet. Single family detached homes will have varying lot sizes ranging from 55’ wide to 75’ wide and range in size between 7,150 sq. ft. to 9,750 sq. ft.” In Step 1, Lennar is proposing an amendment to the Land Use Plan of the PUD Development Stage Plan to modify lot sizes to adjust to their available housing product types. Those proposed changes include: • Elimination of the 44’ wide lots • Addition of 60’ wide lot product • The 55’, 65’ and 75’ lots previously approved remain throughout the development • Slight reconfiguration of the townhome area • Addition of a second townhome product type (back to back) • Introduction of an age-targeted “Villa” product geared toward the empty nester with single level living The following chart compares the approved Mattamy Homes plan with Lennar’s proposed revised plan. Lot Width Mattamy # Lots Lennar # Lots Difference 75 174 126 -48 65 303 315 +12 60 0 143 +143