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approval with the condition that special consideration be given to design elements to break the visual massing of the proposed buildings and subject to staff review of the landscape plan to insure landscaping is installed in accordance with the City's design standards. The Planning Commission also recommended approval of the rezoning from R-l to pun and the preliminary plat on the land generally located west of the intersection of Ow as so Boulevard South and Western Avenue. Because the overall project density of 2.4 units per acre is considered low density residential development, the Planning Commission did not feel it was necessary to change the Comprehensive Plan designation for this area. Staff Recommendations: 1. The Harstad property has been designated as low density residential in the City's Comprehensive Land Use Guide Plan since 1979. The planned unit development application is proposing 38 townhome units and 2 single family lots, creating a gross project density of 2.4 units per acre. Staff estimates there will be between 90 and 100 residents in this new subdivision. For the last two years, this property has been involved with the overaU planning of the property around the school district site. The original concept plan for this area included 95 townhomes and 111 single family lots. By comparison, the 1995 proposal includes 79 single family lots and 60 townhome units on the School District site, together with the 38 townhome units and 2 single family lot proposed for the Harstad project, totalli~g 98 townhome units and 81 single family lots. This project has been reviewed with the design criteria approved for the School District site in mind. Harstad Homes, in addition to developing this 16.68 acres, is also a designated townhome builder in the School District project and is proposing to use the same townhome design and use the same design standards for street construction, landscaping, project entry statements, building setbacks, sidewalks, and project continuity elements. Based on the similarity to the overall concept plan developed two years ago, and based on the developer's plan to incorporate the design standards adopted in the School District project into the Townhomes of Lake Owasso development, staff recommends concept approval of a planned unit development, consisting of 3 8 townhomes and 2 single family lots, a rezoning from R-l Single Family to Residential Planned Unit Development, and a preliminary plat on land generally located west of the intersection of Ow as so Boulevard South and Western Avenue. Council Action Requested: 1. Motion to approve Harstad Homes, Inc. request for concept approval of a Planning Unit Development consisting of38 townhomes and 2 single family lotst a rezoning ITam R-l to residential Planned Unit Development (PUD), and preliminary plat approval on land generally located west of the intersection of Owasso Boulevard S. and Western Avenue with the condition that special consideration be given to design elements to break the visual massing of the proposed buildings and subject to staff review of the landscape plan to insure landscaping is installed in accordance with the City's design standards. Staff Report by: Michael Falk 4