#15 - Inwood 8th Add Prelim Plat, PUD & Comp Plan Amend

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Inwood Townhomes Page 5 Response: The Inwood PUD includes a public park and a linear trail corridor than extends from 5th Street to 10th Street. Other trails and opens space areas are incorporated into the overall Inwood PUD. Private open space areas are also incorporated into the townhome portion of the Inwood PUD 5) Accommodation of housing of all types with convenient access to employment opportunities and/or commercial facilities; and emphasized to create additional opportunities for lifecycle housing to all income and age groups. Response: See response to 2. 6) Preservation and enhancement of important environmental features through careful and sensitive placement of buildings and facilities. Response: An Environmental Assessment Worksheet, which included this site and contemplated the multifamily and townhome portion of the site, was submitted and accepted by the City as part of the approved original PUD. There are no significant environmental features on this site. 7) Coordination of architectural styles and building forms to achieve greater compatibility within the development and surrounding land uses. Response: As previously mentioned, our rear-loaded City Collection townhomes will front all public streets, providing visual interest from the single-family homes across from 5th Street North. The apartment will include landscaping to provide a buffer from 5th Street North, and the parking lot is screened from 5th Street North by the apartment building itself. 8) Creation of more efficient provision of public utilities and services, lessened demand on transportation, and/or the promotion of energy resource conservation. Response: Private streets will be owned and maintained by the HOA, which will reduce demand on City infrastructure and snow removal services. 9) Establishing measures to protect and preserve groundwater storage. Response: Ponding and an infiltration basin were constructed with the development of the single-family home portion of the Inwood development. Stormwater reuse for irrigation is being utilized in the single-family portion of the site. 10) 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: This application will allow the completion of the Inwood PUD as originally approved. The following table demonstrates requested zoning flexibility. Standard HDR Zoning Standard (Single Family Attached) Proposed Minimum Lot Size 1,750 square feet (acknowledges that common lot areas will add a higher total than 1,750 square feet) 19.3 acres=840,708 square feet This divided by the number of units totals 3,102.24 square feet per unit Minimum Lot Width 20 feet 21.33 feet Minimum Front Setback 20 feet 20 feet from Island Trail and 5th Street North with stoop (15 feet) abutting 5th Street North, Island Trail and Street A. 30 feet to back of curb on private streets. Minimum Side Setback 10 feet 20 feet between buildings1 Minimum Corner Side Setback 15 feet 20 feet1 Rear Setback 20 feet 30 feet to boundary1 Street Frontage I5 feet of street frontage This is a requested flexibility because the majority of townhome units are on private streets.