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Mattamy Homes Limited Minneapolis Division Open Space. As discussed above, there is approximately 50 acres of park/open space surrounding all the stormwater ponds, existing and created wetlands that is intended to be dedicated to the City. In total, nearly 37% of the site will be stormwater management ponds, parks/open space, or wetlands. Transportation. The City's Comprehensive PIan contains a collector road that runs north/south through the middle of the site connecting County Road 14 and land to the north of Watermark. Rather than divide the entire property with this road, creating breaks in the open space/surface water management plan and park system, the development proposal suggests looping the collector road to the west to line up with 73rd. (Street A). This also eliminates having a significant road run through the neighborhood where the view from the street is the back of houses. Note that even though Street A is a limited access road, we have designed the adjacent uses to be buffered by either water features, open space or deep, landscaped lots. If allowed, this road would have landscaped medians. In place of the full, north/south collector, it is suggested that a minor collector be built. This street would have sidewalks, and a slightly wider Street section if needed. Lots would have access to this Street. Mattamy would like to explore the possibility of having narrower streets and in select locations to slow traffic and add to the open space. Reduced setbacks could also be used to allow more of the yards to be incorporated into the public open space. This would be addressed in the design of the preliminary plat. House Styles/Lot Sizes House plans and lots sizes have been reviewed with the Council previously but will generally be discussed again as part of this narrative. The intent of proposing many different homes and lot sizes is to: 1. Provide different price points. The cost of a developed lot in this project is about $1400/front foot. Foreoch 10' of lot width, we can expect at least a $14.000 difference in price. 2. Provide different floor plans and overall square footages. Many people are chosing smaller, more energy efficient homes. Family sizes are getting smaller, kids are active in many out -of -the -neighborhood activities; the yard is less important (except in the case of the rear yard as we indicated in a previous presentation).