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KE"'T ER CONSTRUCTION, INC 2 Southpointe Court North Oaks, MN. 55127 Builder License 9 BC626504 �ll ; APR J 4 2016 8y- -by3, (651)248-1179 Greetings City of Hugo Administrative Staff, Planning Commission, and City Council Members, My name is Richard Kettler, and I am a developer/general building contractor doing business as Kettler Construction, Inc. I am not new to the City of Hugo. I had previously developed and, in 2011, completed the development known as Fenway Place. It is located at the intersection of Fenway Avenue and 141 Street North. It consists of 19 twinhomes, or 38 total units. The twinhomes are composed of two different floor plans and a mixture of slab on grade, lookout, and walkout designs. I recently purchased an undeveloped parcel of property known as Victor Gardens North Village P Addition. It is approximately a nine acre site located on the Northeast corner of Elmcrest Avenue North and Rosemary Way. A final plat of this parcel was previously approved as a PUD (Planned Unit Development) by the City of Hugo on June 16, 2008 (Resolution 2008-30). The proposed developer/builder was the Rottlund Company. Their approval consisted of 72 townhome units consisting of 3 story buildings with 10 unit, 8 unit, and 4 unit configurations. I am proposing less than half that density, or 33 total units, which will consist of one level, slab on grade villas, with an optional loft. To accommodate our proposed plan, I am requesting an amendment to the existing PUD. With an amended PUD, I am requesting the following development considerations: That the setback on Rosemary Way be reduced from 30 feet to 20 feet That the setback on Elmcrest Avenge be reduced from 30 feet to 25 feet - That the streets be constructed as private vs. public That the side yard setbacks are 15 feet, and 13.8 foot avg. side yard setbacks on NE cul de sac That the front yard setbacks are 20 feet for side load garages, 22 feet for front load garages Over the last two months, my engineering consultant, Chuck Plowe, and I have worked closely with Rachel Juba and her staff, during which time we have revised and tweaked our original concept, based on staff comments. Along with the expertise and imagination of Chuck Plowe, we have designed a concept plan that i believe meets everyone's needs. Some of the key points in this concept plan that make it unique and interesting are: 1) We have a nice mixture of attached and detached units. There are 27 detached units and 6 attached units (three twinhomes). 2) We have staggered most of the unit's front setbacks to avoid the typical townhome development look where there are townhome after townhome with the same front setback. This not only creates visual interest, but also helps eliminate having side windows facing each other between adjacent buildings. 3) We have further avoided the typical townhome feel by offering a mix of front and side load garages. of the 33 total units, 14 will have side load garages, and 19 will have front load garages. 4) We have thoughtfully planned the position of the front and side load garages to minimize driveways facing each other on a common street.