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The single family homes will also be subject to the garage and building façade architectural requirements contained in the R-2 district standards as follows: Garages.All single family dwellings shall have a double garage and shall comply with the following: a.Compliance with the Building Type and Construction Standards of Section 3. Subdivision 4.B, and b.All garages, except side or rear loaded garages, shall not protrude forward of the front wall of the house, unless the house includes a front porch that is unenclosed, a minimum of 8 feet in depth, and extends across 100 percent of the front façade of the house. The garage shall then not protrude forward of the front porch, and c.If the garage door faces the street, the length of the garage wall facing the street shall not be greater than fifty percent (50%) of the length of the entire front facade of the structure; except on houses that comply with all of the following conditions: 1)The second floor livingspace extends over the two-car portion of the garage; and 2)The garage doors are decorative and have a strip of windows; and 3)Garages in excess of two stalls shall be broken up so the additional stalls are recessed four feet from the main garage façade; and 4)Garage width does not exceed 32 feet. Landscaping Boulevard trees are required at the rate of 1 tree per 70 linear feet of road frontage. Open areas shall be landscaped in accordance with City standards. . Landscape screening and th buffers shall be installed along 20Avenue and I-35E in accordance with City standards. Noise mitigation techniques along I-35E near townhomes shall be required COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The development is located in Planning District 3 and is guided for medium density residential development. The Resource Management System Plan identifies the following needs in the area: Future neighborhood park th Designated bike route along CSAH 54 (20Avenue) Trails Greenway system