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RCA Exhibit A GREATER METROPOLITAN HOUSING CORPORATION 15 South 5th Street Suite 710 Minneapolis, MN 55402 RPCA Attachment C phone: (612) 339-0601 fax: (612) 339-0608 www.gmhchousing.org Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC) is submitting for review the preliminary plat for the redevelopment of the 3-acre Dale Street Fire Station site. The submitted plat divides the property into 18 lots for the construction of 17 attached single level townhomes and 1 detached single family home to accommodate an existing sewer easement, and one outlot. Outlot A provides drainage and utility easements for the site to help manage storm water runoff, to be accomplished primarily through rain garden retention areas. The current preliminary plat is less dense than the previously submitted plan, which had 25 units, and contains only one housing option — the single level townhomes. Similar to the previous plan, there is a common area courtyard concept to foster neighbor interaction and interest. The proposed 18 units meet the requirements of the MDR rezoning request and MR comprehensive land use map change that was approved by the Planning Commission at the March 5, 2014 meeting. Based on earlier staff feedback, the site plan includes shared driveways to help decrease curbcuts and maximize on street parking. One of the buildings along Cope has also been set back slightly and the exterior building elevations have varying rooflines to add architectural interest and vary the units while keeping an overall craftsman feel to the development. Porches pulled out in front of the garages help prevent the garages from dominating the development. A park dedication for cash in lieu of land has been resubmitted for consideration; it was previously granted for the last preliminary plat application on April 1, 2014. Page 7 of 18 Page 1 of 9