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n) Where will the MTC busses stop? o) Please review the City Engineers original comments (Exhibit F), much of which still is applicable to this revised plan. His comments address issues regarding sanitary sewer; water main; storm sewer; streets and trails; traffic; and financial guarantee. 5. Proposed Housing Types, Site Layout, Functionality, Etc. a) Planning Commission should discuss the 3 types of dwelling units proposed and consider whether they provide the appropriate types and mix of housing in keeping with the City’s housing goals. b) Is the compactness of building design and layout a positive or negative aspect? Does it contribute to the lack of a sense of open space? Additional separation is needed between the 2-story townhome buildings. Staff w'ould recommend 20-25' rather than the 10’ proposed...under the current layout, from most visibility angles, groups 1-11 and 22-30 will still look like a 300' long building... Although the units generally appear to meet the setback and separation standards of the RPUD district, should there be some minimum standard established for setbacks between buildings or between interior streets and buildings? c) Arc the dwelling unit door accesses and driveways functional or awkward for pedestrian and vehicle circulation? There are some driveways that conflict and buildings need to be rc-oriented. Each townhome unit needs a ser\’ice entry adjacent to the garage... the townhomes adjacent to Kelley Parkway would seem to be at risk for having public w'alking the sidewalks right in their front yards due to sidewalk placement... City w ould prefer sidewalks nearer the street for maintenance and public use reasons... d) The Lofts are proposed at three stories; the RPUD standards limit building height to 30'; now that they are proposed in an area that w as not guided or zoned commercial, the 3-story allow ance does not apply. Because this is a PUD, the City has every ability to accept or reject the concept of 3-story buildings if they don’t meet the 30' height limit. The larger issue is whether 3-story buildings are appropriate or acceptable in the context of this development at this location... e) Staff remains in opposition to the placement of dwelling units so close to the public works facility. The current plan shows the lofts overlooking Public Works. Wc anticipate never-ending complaints about the noise generated by the City uses. The 20' separation betw een the lofts parking access drive and the Public Works site would seem to leave little room for establishment of suitable buffers, and we aren’t excited about using City property as part of that buffer system. 0 In terms of the general site development, the cut/fill plan docs not really provide a sense of how much topographic change will be happening and how that will impact <t02-2789(RevLed) Dahlslrom Development l.LC July 12,2002 Page II of 13