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The proposed PUD cul-de-sac radius of 46’ reduces the amount of impervious surface area and the proposed cul-de-sac should function adequately for the single sided street in the development. Proposed Neighborhood The proposed neighborhood will have 8 homes on the 5.41 ac. existing parcel for a density of 1.48 un./ac. within the limits of the 5.5 un./ac. of the City’s R2 district. A public street is proposed in the form of a cul de sac with a 46’ radius, a R.O.W. width of 50’ and a pavement width of 28’. The homes are clustered on the property with Outlot C providing a communal open space reserved for storm water storage as well as an extensive earth berm and evergreen plantings. The berm and planting provides a buffer for the existing as well as proposed residents. The Lots The applicant is requesting flexibility in lot width, front yard setback, and side yard setback to better facilitate a smaller, intimate development that proposes minimal changes to the land and enhancing the quality of life for the residents by maintaining and creating ecological functions and biodiversity. The applicant proposes a min. lot size of more than 11,000 square feet (the minimum square foot requirement for the R-2), the average lot area is 14,919 sf, the smallest lot is 12,043 sf (lot 5), the largest lot is 20,324 (lot 8). A front yard setback of 25’and rear yard setback of 30’ and a combined side yard setback of 15’ (7.5’/7.5’). By using these standards the applicant can reduce the amount of development on the property while creating a sensitive development that provides an integrated development with the sites natural characteristics. Outlots Outlot A is an outlot for a regional trail and the applicant has proposed outlot B for an additional tie into the trail system. Outlot C is a feature of a PUD that provides an integrated buffer combined with a stormwater treatment and storage area that protects the existing natural systems of the site allowing an area for additional conservation and away from the property’s sensitive natural resources. This sort of innovative design approach couldn’t be achieved by conventional R2 Zoning as a majority of the site would be consumed with lot development.