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1) The second floor living space extends over the two -car portion of the garage; and 2) The garage doors are decorative and have a strip of windows; and 3) Garages in excess of two stalls shall be broken up so the additional stalls are recessed four feet from the main garage facade; and 4) Garage width does not exceed 32 feet. Landscaping Boulevard trees are required at the rate of 1 tree per 70 linear feet of road frontage. Open areas shall be landscaped in accordance with City standards.. Landscape screening and buffers shall be installed along 20th Avenue and I -35E in accordance with City standards. Noise mitigation techniques along I -35E near townhomes shall be required COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The development is located in Planning District 3 and is guided for medium density residential development. The Resource Management System Plan identifies the following needs in the area: • Future neighborhood park • Designated bike route along CSAH 54 (20th Avenue) • Trails • Greenway system The proposed plan appears to address these elements. A preliminary survey finds no threatened or endangered species on the property or in the immediate vicinity. A 20 acre greenway corridor and park are proposed along the southeastern quadrant of the site adjacent to an existing drainage channel. It appears that the park can be expanded to the north in the future; however staff is still reviewing the size and configuration. Resource management recommendations for the area include a greenway system along the southeast quadrant of the site which coincides with the existing floodplain, drainage ditch and wetland areas. ALTERNATIVE URBAN AREAWIDE REVIEW (AUAR) The site is within the 2005 I -35E Corridor AUAR and is subject to the AUAR mitigation plan. The proposed development is consistent with development Scenario 1 for medium density residential. Please see Attachment 9 for a copy of the AUAR Mitigation Plan Summary. 4 • •