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Terre De L'eau - Sketch Plan Page 4 Sketch Plan The applicant is proposing to subdivide the existing 197.5 -acre site to create 296 residential home sites. The R-3 zoning district requires a minimum lot width of 80 feet. The applicant is proposing a combination of product types and lot widths listed below: Product Type Proposed Lot Width Proposed No. of Lots Villa Homes (maintenance provided) 45 feet 91 Detached Townhomes (maintenance provided) 50 feet 51 Single Famil Homes 65 feet 33 Single Family Homes 70 feet 60 Single Family Homes 90 feet 61 The applicant is proposing the following setbacks: Yard R-3 Zonin District Minimum Proposed Setback Front 30 feet 25 feet Side 10 feet 5 feet/ 10 feet 15 feet total between homes Rear 30 feet 30 feet 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.