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Legacy Townhomes, page 3 Staff believes that all of these setbacks are being met, though the intention of some is a bit lost due to notations and 4 being absent from the approved guidelines. Specifically, it is staffs belief that the setback of the garage from dwelling facade is only applicable to garages that are on the front facade. Architectural Standards The Lino Lakes Town Center Design and Development Guidelines (LLTCDDG) typically require a base, middle, and top approach to the commercial architecture within the Legacy at Woods Edge project. However, it does not require this within the residential architectural standards. So that approach will not be followed. All units include windows within the doors, as well as surrounding the doorway for transparency and daylighting. All doors (including the garage doors) are also panelized for further detail. Windows for the units cover well over 25% of the front facades and on the main living floor of each unit the windows are within the parlors and dining rooms. Staff has recommended a condition that will address the need for a recess of at least two inches for all windows and doors. There is also a recommended condition prohibiting slider windows, as is mandated by the design standards for the project. The developer has provided a great deal of variation in the roof forms of the buildings including the changes in heights and the addition of gabled dormers. For the patio areas that are provided at the front of the units the applicant is proposing a decorative wrought iron fencing that will be repeated on any retaining walls that might be necessary for grade changes. Staff would like into see the developer wrap the corners of the buildings with the patio area to address the need to improve the wilding sides that are visible at street corners. Parking Requirements The standards require two parking spaces per unit, which will be accommodated within the garages for each unit. The guidelines do not require guest parking because of the on -site parking on the street frontages. However, because of the location of some of the units the applicant has proposed to provide an additional 32 parking stalls which staff would like to see reduced by six so that the parking closest to Town Center Parkway and Village Drive is eliminated in favor of additional green space and landscaping. Open Space and Landscaping Chapter 4 of the guidelines does not address landscaping, therefore staff will use some of the Chapter 3.6 standards to guide the landscaping of the site. We will work with the developer prior to the next meeting to make sure appropriate materials and design are implemented. Specifically staff has a desire to further the screening along the freeway to reduce the visibility and noise for the northern most townhome building. Additionally, staff would like to take the spaces that are reclaimed by eliminating the six parking spaces indicated above and create nice landscape /plaza amenities. The guidelines required 10% of the residential site to be developed as public accessible open space. The plans appear to be providing this with the central park element and the large swath of open space adjacent to the wetlands that is accessible via the street on the back side of the townhomes. The developer has submitted an •xhibit that shows 21% of the site is being developed as public accessible open space.