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Capstone Homes (Munger Property) – Sketch Plan •They will look at reevaluating the overall layout to remove the lots that have direct access to 165th Street. •They do offer one-story products in their projects in other communities. •They have not considered purchasing the two smaller parcels under separate ownership due to financial concerns. •They tend to stagger the building setbacks, and they will consider it with this project. •They will consider an off-road trail in the development. 2. BACKGROUND: The property is generally located west of Highway 61 and south of 165th Street. The address of the property is 5311 165th Street, with a home and accessory buildings and also includes a vacant parcel to the east. The property totals approximately 38 acres. The property is relatively flat, and has some site constraints due to wetlands, shoreland district, and a ditch. The applicant would like to receive feedback on the project regarding general layout, housing types, wetland replacement, and road connections and improvements. 3. SKETCH PLAN: Capstone Homes is planning to develop parcels of land that total 38 acres, with approximately 8 acres of wetland. There are two intersecting parcels, one acre each with single family homes, that are not part of the sketch plan. The plan shows 90 proposed single family lots intended to be slab on grade, two story homes. The plan also shows lot layout, stormwater ponding areas, and road connections. A home owners association is not proposed for the development. The sketch plan was completed to get comments from the various commissions and Council prior to moving forward with the formal development approval process. Current Zoning The proposed parcel is located in the Future Urban Service (FUS) zoning district. The applicant intends to request flexibility on lot widths, lot sizes and setbacks for the 50 foot wide lots. 2040 Comprehensive Plan The parcel is guided as Medium Density Residential (MD) according to the 2040 Land Use Plan. The density standards for the Medium Density Residential (MD) designation are a minimum of three units per net acre. The developer is proposing a residential gross density of 2.36 units per acre and a net density of 3.00 units per acre. The development currently meets the density requirements for the land use designation. Planned Unit Development The developer has proposed requesting approval of a PUD for the development. PUD’s offer enhanced flexibility to develop a site through the relaxation of zoning district standards. The use of the PUD zoning also allows for a greater variety of uses, internal transfers of density, construction phasing and a potential for lower development costs. In exchange for this enhanced