11-07-2022 Council Work Session Packet

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1 WS – Item #3 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item No. 3 Date: November 7, 2022 To: City Council From: Katie Larsen, City Planner Re: Watermark PUD Concept Plan for Amendment #4-Land Use Plan Background The applicant, U.S. Home, LLC (dba Lennar), submitted a Land Use Application for PUD Concept Plan review. They are proposing to amend the Watermark PUD Land Use Plan in regards to housing product and lot widths. Watermark is a 372 acre master planned residential community consisting of 692 single family lots and 172 townhome units totaling 864 housing units. The total housing unit count will not change. 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 • October 14, 2019: Resolution No. 19-131 approving Amendment #3 to Architectural Design Standards Analysis Lennar is proposing an amendment to the north end of the Watermark PUD Development Stage Plan and Land Use Plan to modify lot sizes and housing product types to address demand changes in the housing market. See attached Lennar Narrative for detailed description. The current Land Use Plan details 55ft, 60ft, 65ft and 75ft lot widths and associated housing products. The proposed amendment does not change any architectural requirements or the number of total housing units. Those proposed changes include: • Convert 84 Villas lots to 74 Townhomes • Convert 36 Villas lots to 44 Venture lots (45-55ft wide lots) • Convert 41 Villa lots to 43 Heritage lots (55+ft wide lots) • Introduction of nineteen (19) 45ft wide lots • Increase in overall public open space from 60.79 acre to 74.65 acres