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(4) Lot coverage/impervious surface (R-4 code limits this to 50%); applicant’s proposal is approximately 80%. The project reduces impervious surface on the “Walmart” parcel by approximately 1.35 acres. (5) Density (R-4 code limits this to approximately 24 units per acre, Comprehensive Plan calls for 20-40 units per acre); applicant is proposing approximately 37 units per acre. Changes from Preliminary Plan to Final Plan PUD The Planning Commission reviewed the proposal at a public hearing during its meeting on August 20, 2019. Public comment related to a variety of aspects of the project. These included height and bulk of the building, sustainable measures available as a part of the project building and site planning, parking supply and impervious surface, and traffic generation and management on and around the site. The Planning Commission comments included searching for opportunities to reduce parking if possible, in trade for increased green space. • The EAW conducted for the project examined the potential impacts of a 498 unit project. The Preliminary Plan PUD application showed a total of 464 units. The current Final Plan submittal increases the unit count to 496, just under the level studied in the EAW. • The primary site change is the addition of wings at the west end of each building phase, resulting in the increase in unit count. The visual impact f the site will not change from the primary exposure along Silver Lake Road, and only slightly from 39th Street NE. • The reduction in parking count still accommodates more than one space per bedroom. While bus transit is available to the Silver Lake Village development area, parking supplies of less than one space per bedroom could raise issues. As such, the parking reduction is consistent with the Preliminary Plan comments, and should serve the site adequately. • The parking garage will extend under the entire west wing of the site, as well as under the residential building areas on the east side. The east courtyard will be surface parking only. The outdoor recreation courtyard on the west will be elevated above the parking level. • No significant changes have been made to building height, although additional detail has been added to exterior finishes and in the particular, the east entrance portions of the buildings. Staff believes that the flexibility requested under the PUD is appropriate, given the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan and the related improvements and amenities proposed as part of the project. Staff is recommending approval of the Final Plan stage of the PUD Amendment for Silver Lake Village, with a series of conditions as noted in the summary section below. 40