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Terre De Ueau - Sketch Plan Page 3 The applicant has done a good job providing a mix of housing products and providing connections between the adjacent neighborhoods as encouraged by the neighborhood pattern and housing goals section of the Comprehensive Plan. The transitions between product types has been thought through and generally works well. The applicant has also provided natural buffers between the proposed development and the existing neighborhoods as to not have lots directly back up to the existing lots. In general staff is comfortable with the mix of hosing products and where they are located on the site. The City has approved smaller lot size and lot widths for detached townhomes and villa housing products. There are several natural resources on the site that the applicant is trying to preserve by the development layout. There is also development difficulty with the powerline and pipeline easements. Therefore, reduced setbacks and smaller lots sizes would allow the developer to maintain the natural topography, trees, and wetland features of the site. Since the product types have not been submitted for review by staff, it's difficult to determine whether all of the proposed lot widths would work with the proposed setbacks. As the project moves forward, the applicant will need to provide the elevations of the product types and show how they will fit on the proposed lots. The City Council and Commissions should comment on the proposed lot size and lot widths. Zoning Change The applicant will be requesting a rezoning from R-3 to PUD. The developer is requesting a PUD to allow development flexibility for lot width, lot size, and setbacks. In exchange for this flexibility, the city expects a higher level of design and amenities within a project. The applicant has indicated that they will provide landscaped streets, decorative lighting, trails, a public park and stormwater reuse system to irrigate the park and home sites. Density The proposed development would have a gross density of 1.5 units per acre and a net density of 2.5 units per acre, but the final calculation must be provided by the applicant with the preliminary plat. The City's Comprehensive Plan allows up to 4 units per acre with a PUD in the R-3 zoning district. Building Materials/Design The applicant did not provide building elevations or material samples at this time. Although the applicant stated that the Villas and Detached Townhomes would be maintenance provided, they did not submit details about association maintenance with this application. These items would need to be reviewed as part of the preliminary plat application. Wetlands The site contains approximately 35 acres of wetlands of various qualities. The majority of the wetlands are jurisdictional to the State Wetland Conservation Act (WCA), but a small portion in the northeast corner of the site is identified as a public waters and regulated by the Minnesota