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Consider public testimony regarding and ordinance adopting the Planned Unit Development (PUD) No. 95 zoning district to allow single-family residential. (First Reading*)
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This tract is currently in the City's Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) and is not zoned. This request will allow for a single-family development on an approximately 158-acre site. The General Plan indicates residential uses for this tract. The proposal of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) allowing single-family residential uses is in conformance with the General Plan. The proposed PUD will allow for two single-family lot types: Lot Type A provides a minimum of 18,000 square feet and a minimum lot width of 110 feet; Lot Type B provides a minimum of 8,450 square feet and a 65- foot minimum lot width. Lot Type A is proposed on 49% of the development acreage; Lot Type B encompass the remaining 51% of development acreage. The maximum number of single-family lots will not exceed 250.
The proposed PUD contains heightened architectural standards as well as landscaping standards for the single-family lots. The proposed architectural standards include heightened masonry standards, design variety, roofing materials, and front door and garage door design specifications. The PUD also requires landscaping on each residential lot and along both sides of Forest Ridge Blvd. The developer is required to construct a natural stone subdivision wall on both sides of Forest Ridge Blvd. and install landscaping along the right-of-way (ROW) to further enhance the streetscape. The proposed standards exceed the existing SF-2 (Single-family - Standard Lot) district standards and meet or exceed the adjacent Forest Ridge PUD standards. A table of the proposed standards and comparisons to both the SF-2 district and the Forest Ridge PUD have been included in this packet.
In conjunction with the single-family development, approximately 40 acres of open space is proposed including an expansion of the existin...
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