#08 - At Home Apartments Premin Plat & PUD

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PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION & PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) APPLICATION the comments from the memorandum in the information provided above (see Preliminary PUD narrative). E. Intent of Project. As stated above, the proposed development project, which necessitates the subdivision of the current parcels and the PUD classification, is a 48-unit luxury twin and townhome rental community providing several housing options for future Lake Elmo residents. The proposed plan calls for 14 separate buildings which total 48 rental units (5 buildings on Lake Elmo West and 9 Lake Elmo East). The proposed development is designed to be a market rate, general occupancy rental housing community meaning this project is not subsidized and there are no age restrictions on the occupants. The proposed housing use provides a transition between other uses in the area going from detached single- family housing to the north of the Subject Parcels and commercial uses to the south of the Subject Parcels. F. Density. The Subject Parcels have a combined total acreage of 7.6 thus the overall density for the proposed project equates to 6.31 dwelling units per acre (48 dwelling units divided by 7.6 acres). For Lake Elmo East (approximately 4.6 acres) the density is 6.08 dwelling units per acre (28 dwelling units divided by 4.6 acres) and for Lake Elmo West (approximately 3 acres) the density is 6.67 (20 dwelling units divided by 3 acres). The proposed density calculation, whether you look at the combined acreage or the two separate parcels, is within the density guidelines of the current zoning (Village Mixed Use) which is 5 to 12 dwelling units per acre. The proposed density also meets the density guidelines for the Future Land Use classification (V-MU) which allows for 5 to 10 dwelling units per acre. G. Infrastructure Improvements and Phasing thereof (i.e. proposed roadways, sewer systems, water systems sidewalks/trails, parking, etc.) necessary to serve the subdivision. a. Proposed roadways : Each parcel of the project is proposed to have a single local street ending in a cul-de-sac. The streets have a 66’ wide right-of-way, 5’ concrete sidewalk on both sides and a 32’ wide street section. The street grading and construction will be completed in one phase, with special consideration on construction sequencing and staging due to the small siz e of the parcels. b. Sewer systems : Each parcel will be served with an 8” sanitary sewer main with 4” sewer services to each unit. Storm sewer will be constructed throughout the development to direct stormwater runoff to the stormwater basin. The storm sew er will reinforced concrete pipe throughout. The sewer systems will also be constructed in a single phase, with special consideration on construction sequencing and staging due to the small size of the parcels. c. Sidewalks/trails : Both parcels include a 5’ wide concrete sidewalk on both sides of the street. Parcel 1 (east) will also have a sidewalk connection to the existing bituminous trail along 39th Street North. Lastly, the Applicant is proposing a 6’ wide concrete sidewalk along the east side of Wildflower Drive North along the property boundary.