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REVIEW COMMENTS: <br />Conditions of approval for addressing agency review memos has been added to the recommendations. <br />Fire Chief Review. The City’s Fire Chief provided a comment memo dated 2/20/2026 which details a comment on <br />emergency access, signage, hydrants, addressing, and street naming. Linden Avenue North and Linden Circle <br />North are the 2 street names to be used in the development. <br />Valley Branch Watershed District Email. This property is located within Valley Branch Watershed District. The <br />Applicant will be required to follow watershed rules and permitting requirements. A permit from VBWD will be <br />required before any work can begin on site. No permit has been submitted to the agency at this time. <br />Engineering Review. This project has been reviewed by the City Engineer for conformance with the City’s <br />Engineering Design Standards Manual. Detailed comments relating to the review are included in the Engineer’s <br />memo dated 2/28/2026. The City Engineer is recommending that if approved, the development fully address all <br />City Engineering comments. Several key comments are summarized below: <br />• Revisions are required to the Preliminary Plat, Grading, Streets, Utilities, Storm Sewer, Water, <br />Stormwater Irrigation Reuse, Lighting, and Landscaping Plans in order to bring them into compliance <br />with City Standards. <br />• Pedestrian facilities, trail connections, and future pedestrian crossing at 50th Street details to be finalized <br />with future submittals. <br />• Standard street section revisions due to trail width and boulevard trees to ensure compatible spacing. <br /> <br />Landscape Architect Memo. The City’s Landscape Architect has reviewed the tree preservation and landscape <br />plans submitted by the applicant. The plans set must be revised and/or modified to meet City Standards. The LSA <br />is also requesting the applicant reconsider the scope of the grading in the wooded areas and northern property <br />boundary screening to preserve more mature vegetation. Several key comments are summarized below: <br />• Revisions are required to the Tree Preservation Plan to account for the correct caliper inches of each tree <br />type, required replacement amounts, and display tree protection fencing. <br />• Revisions are required to the Landscape Plan to meet City Code requirements related to ground cover, <br />irrigation, topsoil, easement depiction, species composition, and grubbing. <br />• Further review and revisions to the Northern property boundary are required to preserve existing <br />screening and eliminate unnecessary removals. <br /> <br />REVIEW OF OP PUD FLEXIBILITIES <br /> The developer’s requests for flexibility from the City’s OP PUD ordinance requirements must be approved by a <br />supermajority (4/5) vote of the City Council. The following summary is intended to provide a consolidated review <br />of the flexibilities requested by the developer. <br />• Architectural Standards (60% Garage Façade) – Per LEC 105.12.1060(c) the width of an attached garage <br />shall not exceed 40% of the building façade. The Applicant is requesting a blanket flexibility over all lots <br />to go up to 60% garage façade. The reason for this request is to meet the residents’ expectations of <br />interior storage and functionality of the home. Staff find this request reasonable.