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Page 2 amendment and the previous PUD medication, there total proposed lots would be 324, where 319 was approved with the original PUD request. 2. BACKGROUND: The applicant has approval of a Preliminary Plat and Planned Unit Development (PUD) for a residential development. The property totals 216.6 acres. The property includes wetlands and floodplain for a total buildable acreage of 146.2 acres. The development was approved to include 319 single family residential lots. The applicant is requested PUD flexibility on the following: • Flexibility to allow various lot sized with a minimum lot size of 5,850 square feet, where 10,400 square feet is required. • Flexibility to allow various lot width with a minimum lot width of 45 feet, were 80 feet is required by ordinance. • Flexibility to allow a minimum front setback of 20 feet, where 30 feet is required. • Flexibility to allow a minimum rear setback of 25 feet, where 30 feet is required. • Flexibility to allow a minimum side yard setback of 7.5 feet, where 10 feet is required. • Flexibility to allow a maximum impervious coverage of a lot to be 55% , where 50% is required. • Flexibility to allow a minimum right-of-way width of 50 feet, where 60 feet is required. In exchange for this flexibility, the developer has: • Designed a more sensitive proposal, with less density, than would have been the case with the use of the standard R-3 zoning district. • Provided a public park within the development, with improvements that exceed City standards. • Provided a public trail to connect to existing trails in the adjacent developments. Preserving and enhancing natural features with the trail system that meanders through the development. • Provided a landscaping plan that exceeds City standards. • Preserved existing significant trees on the property. • Created a stormwater reuse irrigation project within the development. • Incorporated architectural design guidelines for the homes in the development 3. CONTEXT: A. Surrounding land Use and Zoning The property to the north is zoned Low Density Multiple Family Residential (R-4) and occupied by the Pineview Meadows townhome development. The properties to the east, south, and west are zoned Single Family Detached Residential (R-3) and occupied by the Country Ponds, Beaver Ponds, and Birch Tree Ponds residential developments. The properties to the west, across