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Calibre Ridge Partnership, Case No. 2355 Page 3 DeveloDment Summary site Area: Building Area: Percent of Building Coverage: Percent of Lot Landscaped: 197,092 SF (4.52 Acres) 43,800 SF 22 % 46 % Number of units: 58 townhomes Density: 12.8 units/acre Type of unit: 30 3BR units 28 2BR units Building Size: 1 2-unit building 1 6-unit building 3 8-unit buildings 2 13-unit buildings 3. DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS Planninq Considerations In considering a Planned unit Development, the Commission should remember that, according to the City Code, a PUD is "a zoning district which may include single or mixed uses, one or more lots or parcels, intended to create a more flexible, creative and efficient approach to the use of the land", and that "through the departure from the strict application of required. . standards associated wi th traditional zoning, planned unit development can maximize the development potential of land while remaining sensitive to its unique and valuable natural characteristics". As a rezoning, the City has great discretion over the approval of a specific PUD, and is not bound to approve it. As a flexible tool for planning and development, the city should consider whether the PUD proposed represents an improvement over what could be accomplished with a group of standard platted lots meeting minimum zoning standards. The property for this PUD includes a large parcel facing Highway 36, which was rezoned to R-3A in a previous approval, and a single family lot fronting Minnesota Avenue, zoned R-l. The R-3A portion is guided for medium density residential development, the R-l portion is guided for low density residential. The lot on Minnesota is to have one 2-unit townhouse structure on it, which is a new feature of this latest proposal, and the remainder of the site would be developed with townhouses at a medium density in 6-unit to