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To: Chair Bollis and Planning Commission Members <br /> Adam Edwards, City Administrator <br />From: Melanie Curtis, Planner mcc <br />Date: 19 May 2025 <br />Subject: LA25-000019, Darryn Beckstrom, 245 Ferndale Rd N, <br /> RPUD Concept Plan Review <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The subject property is a 0.99-acre property within the R-1A, Single-Family Residential (1.0 acre minimum) <br />zoning district. The lot size reflects the removal of the 33-foot portion of the lot within the road right-of- <br />way. The property is guided within the 2020-2024 Comprehensive Plan for Urban Low Density Residential <br />(3 – 8 units per acre). The property contains an existing single-family home, built in approximately 1955. <br /> <br />The property is situated between two subdivisions: Northgate Two, created in 1979 on the south and west <br />(zoned PRD), and Hill O’ Way Manor (“Chevy Chase” neighborhood) created in 1955 on the north (zoned R- <br />1A), see Exhibit E and Exhibit F. <br /> <br />REQUEST <br />The applicant requests feedback on their plan <br />to redevelop the property as a Residential <br />Planned Unit Development (RPUD). RPUD <br />development is a rezoning process created to <br />accommodate the densities and types of <br />residential development contemplated in the <br />Comprehensive Plan. Please refer to their <br />project narrative attached as Exhibit C. The <br />narrative also includes a summary of the <br />surrounding developments. <br /> <br />Their proposal (right) reflects the creation of <br />two ± ½ acre lots, each containing a single- <br />family home. They propose to repurpose the <br />curb cuts for the existing “horseshoe” <br />driveway to serve each lot. This differs from <br />Northgate Two in that there is no <br />preservation of open and/or recreational <br />space, or other building restrictions proposed <br />to limit massing, etc. <br /> <br />The proposal roughly reflects a density of 2 <br />units per acre, which is lower than the <br />planned density guidance in the 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan (3 to 8 units/acre). <br /> <br />The terms Planned Unit Developments (PUDs), Planned Residential Developments (PRDs), and Residential <br />Planned Unit Developments (RPUDs) are often used interchangeably. PUDs offer flexibility from zoning <br />Application Summary: The applicant proposes to rezone the subject property from R-1A (1.0 <br />acre minimum) to Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) to allow a 2 lot development; <br />the first step in the RPUD process is the review of a Concept Plan. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff requests non-binding feedback on the <br />proposed RPUD development. <br />29