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Inwood Townhomes Page 3 The proposed development includes the following parcels: PID# 3302921140029 (12.7 acres) PID# 3302921130028 (5.7 acres) PID# 3302921420018 (0.4 acres) PID# 3302921420017 (0.5 acres) Total site acreage: 19.3 acres With 272 units, this results in a density of 14.09 units per acre, which is within the allowable density. G E N E R A L D E V E LO P M E N T S TAG E P U D / P R E L I M I N A RY P L AT The proposed development is part of the approved Inwood PUD. The development meets the City’s minimum PUD requirements in that it is larger than five acres, at least 20% of the site is open space which will be protected by a drainage and utility easement, and streets are designed to maximize connectivity in each cardinal direction. We believe the following PUD objectives are met with this site plan: 1) Innovation in land development techniques that may be more suitable for a given parcel than conventional approaches. Response: The original Inwood PUD included the use of private streets. Private streets are necessary to implement the original Inwood PUD approval. We believe the site design provides sufficient circulation and an eye-pleasing streetscape. 2) Promotion of integrated land uses, allowing for a mixture of residential, commercial and public features. Response: The Inwood PUD provides a mixture of commercial and a wide variety of housing options including single-family homes, villa homes (which are targeted towards an aging population), townhomes, and an apartment. 3) Establishment of appropriate transitions between differing land uses. Response: 5th Street North buffers the apartment site and townhomes. The townhomes are mostly buffered from the apartment by Island Trail. This is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan. 4) Provision of more adequate, usable, and suitably located open space, recreational amenities, natural resource protection and other public facilities than would otherwise be provided under conventional land development techniques. 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