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• Highland Meadows East 2nd Addition • page 7 a) A minimum of twenty -five (25) percent of the combined area of all building facades of a structure shall have an exterior finish of brick, stucco and/or natural or artificial stone. b) Except for brick, stucco, and/or natural or artificial stone, no single building facade shall have more than seventy -five (75) percent of one type of exterior finish. c) For the purpose of this section, the area of the building facade shall not include area devoted to windows, entrance doors, garage doors, or roof areas. The applicant's engineer sent a letter with the revised plan submittal. It states that they "would like to discuss this with the planning commission. It is our feeling that this requirement for building materials will not have the desired appearance on the sides and rear of these buildings, but are willing to discuss this and come to a solution that is acceptable to all." As of Friday morning, April 9, staff has received no new elevations. We cannot make a recommendation on this element without this information. A condition of approval requires new elevations prior to City Council consideration of the project. The maximum allowable height in an R -3 zone is 36'. The proposed structure heights are 22' The minimum floor area is 920 sf for a two - bedroom unit. The proposed units have two floors. The upper level is approximately 1100 to 1200 sf. The lower level is approximately 500 sf. The proposed units meet the height and floor area requirements. ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD The Environmental Board reviewed this application on February 25th• Recommendations are attached. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL Approval of the project should include the following conditions: 1. The project shall not be final platted until 2005, as dictated by the growth management policy. 2. Issues discussed in the City Engineer review must be addressed to his satisfaction. 3. Drainage and utility easements shall cover the ponds and stormwater facilities. Easements also shall be platted along all the external property lines. 4. The applicant must submit geotechnical information on existing groundwater levels and soils in adequate time for review prior to City Council consideration of the application.