1990/02/07 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

• ; February 7,1990 55 �li1 a' NLl it t has been the City's practice when determining the density for II )I • apartment projects under the old zoning code to 1 1 de all of the • area within the property lines and to not exclude �a 11 sensitive areas. The zoning code in effect t timePapplication • Por the proposal allows he transfer of development t usable I? portions of the site an multiple.family areas and this has b -done ii • sites throughout the City . The Zoning Code providesindirect • limitations on transferring development to buildable portions o4 a 11I , c site due to requirements for the provision of parking, recreation 1 • fatalities, setbacks, and height limits. The EIS for the Merrill. j I it Creek proposal included the identification and analysis sis of environmentally sensitive areas; andofpsconditions in the comitant j. agreement,state that development.is not permitted in those are • with limited exceptions. calculating grass acreage, the Merrill Creek proposal included the area within the. property lines. The calculations exclude the portion of the Merrill Creek Parkway right-of-ray that the Applicant dedicated to the City. .,. The Applicant originally completion proposed a project at 14.7 dwelling units a per gross After mpletion.of the EIS, the proposal was • revised to 1,284.units or 13.2 dwelling ritsgross During the Planning Commission hearing process. theper Applicant again • revised the proposal to 1,128 units Or 11.9 u s per grass acre. The Planning Commission recommendation x .approval of a proposal at • 1,070 .units or 11.5 units roper gross a This includes three multiple family phases at 12.1 dwelling units per g and a a Ingle family phase at 4.7 dwelling unite per gross gross City Council finds that this density is in conformance with theGeneral Plan policies and map designation for the site. f CONCLUSION: The site is designated Low Density Multiple Family (10 to 15 dwelling units per gross acre)and is located between areas to the • Orth which a e designated single family and a thesouth and est which a edesignated Office and Industrial Park. The single • family, townhouse, and multiple family uses proposed on the site will provide a transition between the existing single family uses and the more intensive.uses to the south and.west. The Concomitant il Agta includes conditions which implement me General Plan , policies• map designation. The density recommended Por approval by the Planning Commission (11.3 dwelling unitshex gross acre) is within the density range of the General Plan designation for the I site (10 to 15 dwelling units per gross acre). The project is in • harmony with the General Plan policies and map designation. 1 FINDINGS: en Buffers/Separation from Less Intensive U he General Plan includes a policy which states, "MultipleFamily Residential projects should provide adequate p do landscaping,buffering, r ing, pp use sscreening from areas designated f less intensive m sensitive I11 • • APlatconsisting of up t0 47 single family lots would be provided adjacent to the Plat of Edgemoox Heights to provide a.transition to I.I. the higher densities.on the southern portion of the site. The 3. • proposed single family lots provide a buffer/transition, area The lotsngof would the he asme minimum housing 12,500 square Peet where the they oabut .�, the Plat of Edgemoox Heights (the minimum lot size in the R-S zone) and a minimum o4 5,000 square Peet in the remainder of the single �, family plat area.