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The Meadows at Hugo Sketch Plan PUD Narrative 2/28/19 Over the past couple of months, we have coordinated with City staff in designing the Meadows at Hugo PUD project. Prior to the current submittal, we reviewed several alternatives which were determined non -feasible or less preferential. We're pleased to submit the Meadows at Hugo PUD Sketch Plan for your consideration. The development site is 33.41 acres (gross) and has 6.10 of delineated wetlands, for a net area of 27.31 acres. The current site is used as agricultural land. The site is bordered on the west by City undeveloped park property, on the north by undeveloped agricultural land, on the east by County Ditch #3 and undeveloped agricultural land, and on the south by a single family subdivision. The property is currently zoned Future Urban Service (FES), and is guided in the City's 2030 and 2040 Comprehensive Plans as Medium Density Residential (MD). We are proposing a Planned Unit Development (PUD) for this project. Our Sketch Plan shows a total of 84 single family lots consisting of two different lot sizes and housing types. 70 lots will be for villa homes on 50' x 140' (7000 sf) lots. We are proposing 30' front setbacks, 30' rear setbacks, and 5' side setbacks for these villa lots. In the Shoreland Overlay District (300' from County Ditch #3) we are showing 14 single family lots at 80' x 170'. These lots will meet all Shoreland Overlay District single family lot standards. Our proposed PUD maintains a significant amount of wetland area, natural environmental features, and public open space. We will be designing an internal trail system that will connect to the future trails in the City park property to the west. We plan on providing a stormwater reuse system as part of our stormwater management plan. Our PUD will connect to Farham Ave. N. to the southwest with a public road through the City property. The Sketch Plan also shows a future street connection to the north, that will ultimately connect to 1651n St. N. We are not showing a street connection to the east as this property is zoned Business Park (BP) and guided as Industrial (IND). Our development plan will provide several benefits over the existing vacant condition including: 1. An efficient use of land for single family residential construction that enables greater community engagement and interaction. 2. A variety of product types appealing to different home buyers and enhancing visual interest of the proposed neighborhoods. 3. Open space that promotes outdoor engagement and visual connectivity between residential units and their surroundings. 4. The extension of the City's trail system thru the subdivision. 5. The design of a new stormwater reuse system for this development. These design details all demonstrate our commitment to providing a high -quality development worthy of receiving the PUD designation. The creation of non-standard setbacks and lot sizes for the villa lots requires the PUD zoning designation, which is the primary reason for our PUD request. The proposed PUD subdivision creates a variety of different lot types allowing for a diverse type of housing. Thus, the proposed subdivision facilitates the mixed -use development goals sought after in the PUD Planned Unit Development zoning standards. In addition, the proposed PUD will preserve to the maximum extent