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i D E S I G N 901 N 3rd St, Suite 120 Minneapolis, MN 55401 tel 612.260.7980 fax 612.260.7990 www.elaniab.com March 15, 2021 City of Hugo Mayor, City Council, Parks Commission and Planning Commission c/o Rachel Juba Community Development Director 14669 Fitzgerald Ave N Hugo, MN 55038 Oneka Lake Reserve Subdivision RE: Project Narrative Greetings: On behalf of our client, Oneka Lake Reserve, LLC, we are pleased to present the proposed Oneka Lake Reserve neighborhood, a community of 40 attached townhomes. The neighborhood is located north of 150t" Street North at the extension of Generation Avenue. The Generation Acres townhome development lies to the south, Oneka Lake View townhome development is to the south east, Oneka, Lake View North townhomes to the east, Sweet Grass Meadows single family to the north and the Hugo Estates manufactured home park to the west. To the northwest of the site is an industrial park and to the southwest is the New Life Church. The site was previously approved and platted as a 30 unit townhome development named Oneka Lake Townhomes 2nd Addition. That project never went forward due to the 2008 recession. Between 2008 and 2010 the previous property owner commissioned a hydrologic study that concluded that areas previously designated as wetlands lacked the hydrology necessary to be classified as wetlands. A Technical Evaluation Committee (TEP) agreed with the finding that there are no wetlands on the site. Without the wetlands to work around it is desirable to increase the overall density of the project to match the density of the adjacent townhome developments and facilitate housing affordability. The proposed development includes 40 units in a mixture of 2 and 3 unit buildings. Each —2,300 ftZ, two story unit has three bedrooms and 2 % baths including a main floor master bedroom. Each unit has an attached 2-car garage. Building materials include maintenance free vinyl siding, stone and aluminum soffit and fascia. The homes would be accessed via a privately owned and maintained street that is aligned with Generation Avenue. The proposed street width is 24 feet with 20 - 8 foot wide shared guest parking stalls. Each unit has two additional guest parking stalls located in front of their garage. A 5 foot wide concrete sidewalk is provided on one side of the private drive. A 6 foot wide sidewalk is shown along 150t" Street N. The private drive is located within a 50 foot wide outlot to be owned collectively by the homeowners. Other than width and designated parking stalls the private drive will be built to the same construction standards as city owned and maintained streets. Site Analysis & Planning I Civil Engineering I Landscape Architecture I Construction Services