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1 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 6C STAFF ORIGINATOR: Katie Larsen, City Planner MEETING DATE: October 14, 2019 TOPIC: Consider Resolution No. 19-131 Approving Watermark PUD Development Stage Plan Amendment #3-Architectural Design Standards VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION Watermark is a master planned residential community located in the northwest quadrant of I- 35E and CSAH 14/Main Street. It is approximately 372 gross acres and consists of a residential mix of 692 single family lots and 172 townhome units totaling 864 housing units. The PUD Development Stage Plan/Preliminary Plat was approved in June 2016. Lennar has submitted a land use application requesting an amendment to the architectural design standards related to the one-story, single level villa homes and 3-stall garages. Previous Council approvals related to the PUD Development Stage Plan include: • June 13, 2016: Resolution No. 16-51 approving PUD Development Stage Plan/Preliminary Plat • October 9, 2017: Resolution No. 17-95 approving Amendment #1 to Land Use Plan • December 11, 2017: Resolution No. 17-133 approving Amendment #2 to Architectural Design Standards ANALYSIS Resolution No. 17-133 details architectural design standards for the both the single family homes and the townhomes. The proposed amendment is only for the single family homes. No changes are proposed to the townhomes. Per the resolution: 4. Garages. All single family homes shall have a double garage and shall comply with the following: a. Compliance with the Building Type and Construction Standards of §1007.043 (2), 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 6 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 more than 6 feet, and