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• • • Bruggeman page 8 The front facades include vinyl siding and stone veneer with vinyl shakes on gable ends. The sides and rears have no stone, and the sides have only vinyl siding. The zoning ordinance requires 25% of the combined area of all facades of a structure to be brick, stucco, and/or natural or artificial stone. No single building facade shall have more than 75% of one type of exterior finish, except for brick, stucco, or stone. The structures do not meet these requirements. Townhomes without basements must have garages of 540 sf. The floor plans indicate that the garages do not meet this requirement. As with all townhome developments, a homeowners' association will be needed. By laws must be reviewed by the City Attorney prior to final plat consideration. Commercial: The commercial building exterior includes a stone base, painted "hardi- plank" lap siding, vinyl shakes on the gable ends, and prehung vinyl windows. Decorative painted wood columns and a small trellis along the roof line add some detail. The materials generally match those proposed for the residential structures. A painted wood sign band should be changed to something more attractive: perhaps stucco. A signage plan must be worked out, similar to the signage plan for the development across the street. Shoreland: The western portion of the site is within 1000' of the ordinary high water level of Baldwin Lake, which puts it in the shoreland overlay. The issue here is impervious surface. For commercial development in a shoreland, the impervious maximum is 60 %. The commercial area is 59% impervious. The residential maximum is 35 %, and the residential area within the shoreland is 30 %. Streets: One important criteria for new development is whether or not the project is premature due to inadequate transportation infrastructure. If the infrastructure is inadequate, it must be improved to ensure it can accommodate the new development. As explained here, major improvements to the surrounding roadways are necessary to accommodate the project. These improvements would occur with the project. The improvements would serve to correct an undesirable pre- existing situation as well. Site Access Points: The plan includes three accesses to surrounding roadways: • A full access to Hodgson Rd. is located on the southern portion of the site, just north of the wetland and proposed pond. • A right -in, right -out access to Birch St. will be created on the north side of the project site. This access is approximately half way between Hodgson and Ware Roads, minimizing conflict as much as possible. • A full access to Ware Rd. on the east side will align with Arrowhead Drive, creating a complete 4 -way intersection. This is a positive design element as it utilizes the location of an existing access point rather than creating another one. The spacing is good, approximately 1/4 mile from Birch St.