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August 20, 2019 Page 7 The two proposed apartment buildings are situated in a manner which creates an internal court area which is provided a connection (visual and physical via a trail link) to the existing park and multi-family residential uses to the west. In this regard, the proposed apartment buildings serve to buffer the interior court (amenity) area from higher intensity commercial uses which exist to the north and east of the site and the rail line located to the south. As is also noted in the landscaping section below, planning staff would encourage attention to the east-facing portion of the project to create a more prominent “front door” impression to the most public side of the project. The interior courtyard is an excellent amenity to the residents and visitors to the development. However, the primary view and experience of this portion of the Silver Lake Village PUD is undifferentiated from any other part of the building. Enhancing the view of the development toward the public side would better meet the expectations of the Silver Lake Village development overall, as well as the expectations for Planned Unit Development design specifically. Setbacks. The PUD zoning district does not impose specific structure setback requirements. For reference purposes however, the following table illustrates setback requirements imposed in the City’s R-4 Multiple Family Residential zoning district (commonly applied to high density residential housing projects) and setbacks proposed by the applicant: As a part of the Silver Lake Village PUD, the plat provides access from Silver Lake Road via an extension of the subject development parcel that is 60 feet in width. This portion of the “Walmart” parcel also accommodates a driveway that is shared with the outlot pads fronting Silver Lake Road (one of which is currently undeveloped, and the other which is occupied by the Starbucks coffee shop). For purposes of “setback” chart below, planning staff is using the lot line shared with the outlot pad sites as the front lot line. R-4 District Setback Proposed Setback Front Yard 30 feet 45 feet Side Yard 15 feet 15 feet (north) 50 feet (south) Rear Yard 40 feet or 20 % of the lot depth, whichever is greater 45 feet Building Separation 30 feet 90 feet As shown above, the proposed structure setbacks meet or exceed the requirements imposed in the City’s R-4 District. Recognizing that the site is bordered on the north and east by commercial uses and on the south by a rail line, shadows cast on adjacent properties (from the five story buildings) are not expected to have negative impacts. For these reasons, it is the opinion of staff that the proposed structure setbacks are acceptable.