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Colors will be limited primarily to earth tones and pastels where they are not deemed to be obtrusive. Whatever color is used in the first phase of the townhouse development will he applied throughout the second phase as well. Setbacks: There is technically not a setback requirement from the private street given that it is owned by the townhouse association yet we are proposing thirty feet to allow adequate driveway parking area. The planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) concept allows such a setback flexibility as Long as the density is established. The density is established at seventy five units. Setbacks from the highway are forty feet to allow as much distance as possible for buffering noise levels and to avoid a crowded appearance from the right -of -way. Rear setbacks are thirty feet to allow as much room as possible between the townhomes and the single family units. With such a setback it is not anticipated that there will be Less than one hundred feet between the nearest single family residence and the adjacent t ownh ome . o h ,� '��v_yvf4`k'/S^ Double frontage: there are no double frontage lots in the townhouse development given the private status of the street and the association lot that surrounds each townhouse lot. Parking: While it is possible to park on the street just as one would park on a city street, there will also be parking areas abutting the streets for visitors. These spaces are in addition to the two garage spaces and two driveway spaces provided for each unit. In addition, the townhouse bylaws will forbid the permanent parking of vehicles on the street and he able to have such vehicles towed at the owner's expense. Permanent parking will be considered as the parking of vehicles on the street for more than thirty six hours. Park area: While the developer originally attempted to provide as much park space as possible on the north or south side of the project, the park board prefers a central location. Accordingly, a smaller, more centrally located park is now being shown. Lot maintenance: Each townhouse unit will have ownership of a lot on which they can plant a garden and maintain if they desire. It is the association however, which is ultimately responsible for the lot maintenance and the bylaws will ensure the neighbors that any private gardens and plantings will not be a nuisance (ie. contain noxious weeds, long grass etc.).