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Page 2 2. DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: The applicant is requesting approval of a PUD Amendment to revise the building setbacks for the 50-foot wide single family lots on the northern portion of the development. There are 51 lots approved in the area with the preliminary plat, the total number of lots will not change. The approved and proposed setbacks are in the table below: 50 foot Wide 50 foot Wide Lots Lots Approved Proposed Front Setback (min) 25 Ft 25 Ft Front Setback (min) 25 Ft 20 Ft for side of the home on corner lots Side Setback min 7.5 Ft 5 Ft Rear Setback min 30 Ft 25 Ft 3. 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 324 single family residential lots. The applicant received PUD flexibility on the following during the PUD General Plan approval in 2017: • 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 (for side loaded garages), 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.