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will also be occupied by seniors, but no exact determination can be made because <br /> there are no additional limits beyond the 79 units. Normal usage would suggest <br /> that seniors will not have more than one car. Therefore, a case can be made for a <br /> departure from the typical parking requirement of two spaces per unit. <br /> The building allows for two spaces for all the units other than the senior units. <br /> One space is provided for each senior unit. This appears to meet the intent of the <br /> zoning ordinance and should be approved. <br /> Appearance—The drawings provided by the developer are unclear as to how <br /> much of the facades will be brick and how much dryvit. This needs to be clarified <br /> before the City Council approves the plans. <br /> Likewise, the colors have not been defined yet. The developers only state that the <br /> buildings colors are intended to be compatible with the commercial <br /> developments. This should be clarified by the time the Council approves the plan <br /> or delegated to staff in the same way the final approval of the materials was left to <br /> staff for the Wal-Mart building. <br /> Density—The number of units increased 18% from that shown in the preliminary <br /> approval. However, the Planning Commission showed no alarm at this increase <br /> when it reviewed the project on May 18. The PUD zoning does not have a <br /> maximum density limitation. Therefore, it only needs to be demonstrated that <br /> there are sufficient buffers, open space, and parking. <br /> The parking issue has already been addressed. <br /> There are no other low.density residential properties in proximity to the apartment <br /> building. It is buffered from major streets by the Wal-Mart building, the railroad <br /> tracks and businesses along 37`h Avenue N.E., and by commercial uses to the <br /> west. <br /> The new park will provide open space relief for this project and the Hunt project <br /> to the north. <br /> Public transportation is available on 391h Avenue. <br /> Therefore, the increase in units to 261 is not an issue and should be approved. <br /> Setback from West Property Line <br /> There is concern that the parking stalls along the west side of the site are only 2.5 <br /> feet from the property line. The developer proposes to landscape this area. If the <br /> area is landscaped with shrubs, people on the passengers side of the cars parked in <br /> the stalls will not be able to get out of their cars or will trample the landscaping. <br /> The landscaping should probably be omitted along this property line until such <br />