#08 - At Home Apartments Premin Plat & PUD

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PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION & P LANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) APPLICATION 4. Preservation and enhancement of important environmental features through careful and sensitive placement of buildings and facilities. Response: As previously stated, the proposed development utilized industry standard design and materials to protect the public infrastructure from infiltration and prevent any adverse environmental impacts. The proposed development also utilizes a single stormwater basin for both Subject Parcels to treat stormwater runoff in an efficient manner and reduce the impact to the existing infrastructure more efficiently. The proposed development is also utilizing grassy swales as much as possible to promote infiltration and reduce the amount of storm water. 5. Establishing measures to protect and preserve groundwater storage. Response: The proposed development utilizes grassy swales as much as possible to promote infiltration and there is also an infiltration basin proposed for treatment of stormwater runoff to recharge the water table. The proposed single-family/residential use has very low risk of contaminating the groundwater . All the buildings within the project are also cons idered detached impervious surfaces to further promote infiltration of stormwater runoff. A majority of the soil borings for the project did not indicate presence of groundwater. We do not anticipate impacting the groundwater during construction, with the exception of connecting to the existing deep sanitary sewer in Wildflower Drive. 6. Allowing the development to operate in concert with a redevelopment plan in certain areas of the City and to ensure the redevelopment goals and objectives will be achieved. Response: The proposed plan meets the land use guidelines called for in both the City’s current zoning and future land use as defined under the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The proposed development is located within the Village Planning Area which allows for a variety of land uses, but more specifically allows for greater housing density. With housing density comes housing diversity – rental and homeownership, single-family and townhomes, etc. The proposed development brings housing diversity to the area by offering town homes and twin homes that are for rent but still complement the established single-family homes in the area. Additionally, housing diversity aids in the preservation of the existing housing supply. By providing an attractive housing option, the proposed development helps in the turnover of existing housing stock. For example, a long-term resident no longer needs or desires their large single-family home, but they don’t want to leave the community. The proposed development provides a housing option that is not widely available in the community and is one that allows the long term resident to sell their house and move into a new home that better fits their needs and at the same time, opens up that existing home to new residents who will continue to preserve and maintain it.