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(H) The plans required under this section must be submitted in a form which will satisfy the requirements of Chapter 153 for the preliminary and final plats; (I) Permission to develop specific parcels of land under the provisions which follow shall be binding on all construction. Any change in the development plan after approval by the City Council shall be resubmitted for consideration; and (J) Subdivision review under the subdivision chapter shall be carried out simultaneously with the review of a PUD under this section. Next, the Commission must consider the facts presented during the public hearing. The relevant information follows. APPLICABLE R-2 STANDARDS The following standards apply in a R-2 zoning district: Minimum lot area is 15,000 square feet. Minimum lot width is 100 feet. Front setback is 35 feet. Rear setback is 25 feet. Side setback is 10 feet. REQUESTED VARIANCES This development is in an R-2 zoning district. The land is comprised of large areas of wetland interspersed with high ground suitable for development. These large tracks of wetland are a challenge to develop. The planners needed to alter the wetlands to join areas of high ground suitable to build houses with streets to access those homes. These areas follow the existing contours of the land. This minimizes the areas where land infill is necessary to join areas of high ground. The developer now asks for variances related to lot size and building placement to accommodate the challenge of developing this land. The developer asks for a variance from each of the R-2 standards stated above. Given the undulating nature of the proposed lots and lot configurations, there is no uniformity in their requested variances. The developer proposes to define the variances for each lot on a diagram. (This diagram will be drawn once approvals are recommended. This diagram is similar to the Grading & Drainage Plan included with this memo.) Generally stated, the requested variances are as follows. Minimum lot area. The proposed lots vary in area from 4,166 to 5,557 square feet. Minimum lot width. The proposed lot widths vary from 48.9 to 65.7 feet wide. Front setback. As proposed, the average front setback is approximately 13 feet. Rear setback. As proposed, the average front setback is approximately 10 feet. Side setback. As proposed the side setbacks are 5 feet.