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ain thou ills e 7DAE : APPROVAL : April 15, 1988 ' TOc Planning Commission Members ti FROM : David Childs, City Manager "Y J PROPOSED TOWNHOUSES ON SILVER LANE EAST OF FORDHAM DRIVE This is a request from Evergreen Development company for a change in zoning classification from R-1 (single family residential ) to R-3 (townhouse) for a 5.3 acre parcel- described on the attached Notice of Hearing and shown on the attached plans. The land is being purchased by the developer from Mr. Walter Bochnak, but the rezoning request also includes about a triangular 1 acre parcel on the northeast end of the property presently owned by the City. The developer proposes 37 townhouses, 1,200 - 1.600 square feet in size with prices ranging from $89,900 - $99,900. Details of the development are shown in the plans and in the attached letter from Evergreen Development Company. The proposed development is in conformance with setback, parking, unit size, height, and all other zoning requirements and is well below the maximum density allowed by the Ordinance. (the ordinance would allow up to 55 units on this site. ) The pond will allow all current storm water drainage patterns to continue and will also be an amenity for the project. The proposed market is for elderly and empty nesters, and tries to fill a need expressed in the marketing of the Village Townhomes (33rd and Old Highway 8) for single story units,(i .e. , no steps) . A large number of units are proposed as one bedroom, one story with option for a second story for guest bedrooms. Special amenities for children (play areas, etc. ) are not planned. The City' s Comprehensive Plan, adopted in 1980, shows this site as medium density, residential.: (a) because of its proximity to the railroad tracks; (b) because of major soil corrections needed; both of which make it economically unfeasible for single family homes. The proposal of-a townhouse project should be much more beneficial to the neighborhood than apartments due to the lower density (fewer units) and the owner occupied character of such a development. The plans attempt to take maximum advantage of the site drainage, provide for landscaping and screening from the tracks as well as from the residential units to the west. (Those lots are 300 feet deep, so a major separation would still exist between those homes and this development. )