03/08/2023 P & Z Combined Packet

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3 o Side = 7.5 ft o Rear = 25ft • All housing products shall meet Watermark architectural standards The Planning & Zoning Board had the following questions and comments. Applicant and staff responses are in italics. • Why is Lennar proposing amendment now? o Forest Lake School District expressing more interest. o Villa product not performing as well as Lennar expected. o Amendment process takes time and all civil plans would need to be revised. • Concern that eliminating the villas homes takes away from the mixed use of housing types • How many 45ft wide do we have now? o None but the original approved Watermark land use plan under Mattamy had 84 lots that were 44ft wide. • Lack of general support for 45ft wide lots. • Additional townhomes would require variation in exterior colors. • The same number of housing units but closer together making it feel denser. • What is PUD benefit? o More open space o Less street and utility maintenance costs for City • General support for dog park and tot lot near townhome neighborhood. • Would garage sizes need to meet previously approved Watermark standards as shown in chart above or the proposed zoning ordinance update of 520sf (20ft wide x 26ft deep)? At the November 7, 2022 Work Session, the Council reviewed the same concept plan and had the following comments: • Lack of support for smaller lot sizes • Potential support for swapping out some of the housing styles (from villa to Heritage and Venture). • Potential support to allow 50 foot lots instead of the 45 foot lots proposed if they were disbursed through the development and not all side by side. • The Council was divided on the change to townhomes. Revised PUD Concept Plan A dated February 10, 2023 (Lennar’s Preferred Plan) • 57 townhome units • 6 lots @ 65 ft • 37 lots @ 60 ft • 40 lots @ 55 ft • 21 lots @ 50 ft • 12.6 acres open space with trails and tot lot