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1 <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 6A <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIG INATOR: Katie Larsen, City Planner <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: February 24, 2014 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Consider Second Reading of Ordinance 01 -14 to Rezone Property <br />from R, Rural and R -1, Single Family Residential to PUD -Planned <br />Unit D evelopment for Saddle Club <br /> *Council may vote to dispense with full reading of ordinance <br /> * Roll call vote is required for adoption of the ordinance <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Staff is requesting City Council consideration of the 2 nd r eading of t h e proposed ordinance to <br />rezone property from R, Rural and R -1, Single Family Residential to PUD -Planned Unit <br />Development for the Saddle Club development. The 1 st reading was approved by Council on <br />February 10, 2014. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The applicant has submitted a Land Use Application for a residential subdivision located south <br />of Birch Street off of Old Birch Street. Fifty -five (55) single family lots are proposed on the <br />39.80 gross acre site. <br /> <br />The northern two -thirds of the site is currently zoned R -1, Singl e Family Residential and the <br />southern one -third is zoned R, Rural. The property requires rezoning to PUD -Planned Unit <br />Development to allow for the following flexibilities: <br /> <br />• Minimum lot size (contiguous buildable area) of less than standard 10,800 s.f. <br />• Red uced front and rear yard setback from 30 feet to 25 feet. <br />• Reduced road right of way from 60 feet to 50 feet. <br />• Reduced street width from 32 feet to 28 feet. <br /> <br />These PUD flexibilities are provided to establish a future roadway connection to Fox Road, <br />complete the greenway corridor, reduce t he development footprint in environmentally sensitive <br />areas and provide c onservation easements to protect natural habitats and wetlands areas. <br />