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LaValle Fields - Apartment Concept Plan Page 3 These concerns were addressed with conditions listed in the resolution for approval of the PUD General Plan. Below are the conditions listed in the resolution related to the apartment buildings: The architecture and design of the apartment buildings shall also be subject to: i. a revised building orientation and footprint to reduce the appearance of the massing of the large buildings. ii. recessions and projections in building walls to break up the long flat expansions of the buildings. iii. breaks and variation within the building material to reduce the monotony of the design. iv. a higher percentage of stone and/or brick than other building materials proposed. V. No vinyl siding shall be used, cementitious siding is preferred, unless a comparable siding material is reviewed and approved by staff. The applicant has submitted a concept plan for the City Council to review. The applicant would like to get feedback from the City Council on the project in regards to general layout, building orientation and placement, and building architecture. Staff recommends the City Council consider the previously approved plan and approving resolution conditions when reviewing the concept plan. 3. CONCEPT PLAN: General Layout The concept plan includes two market rate apartment buildings on the 17.62 acre property of which approximately 7 acres are buildable. Building A, towards the west, is a 3 story building and has a 53,600 square foot building footprint for a total of 159,850 square feet. Building B, closest to Finale Avenue, is a 2 story building and has a 60,500 square foot building foot print for a total of 121,000 square feet. The applicant has stated that the outlot would be subdivided to accommodate the development. The applicant has stated that the first phase of the apartments concept plan would be building A and that the second phase would be building B. The applicant did not provide a lot layout for staff's review. It is unclear to staff where property lines would be proposed and what portions of the concept plan would be completed with each phase. The two buildings shown on the PUD General Plan on the west side of the property, overlooking the wetland, have become one building (building A) on the concept plan. The building is approximately 800 feet long and is linear with a small bend in the middle. The building is shown having 97 units with a combination of underground and surface parking. Building B, closest to Finale Avenue, has a larger foot print than previously proposed in the PUD General Plan. The building is shown having 73 units with a combination of underground and surface parking. Building B has a more compact design and with some revisions would seem to reduce the mass of the building. The total number of units shown on the concept plan is 170 units, which is more than the 165 units allowed by the PUD General Plan. It is unclear to staff whether the applicant would be asking for a higher number of units during the approval process.