2002-68 AMENDING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT - 125 ENLOW DRIVE - SOUTH CREEK LIVING CENTER

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Excerpts from City Plan Commission Minutes of July 9, 2002 Cal. No. 02-32 Petition of SOUTH CREEK LIVING CENTER, L.L.C., 125 Enlow Drive, to amend the Planned Unit Development in an R-5 District. Mr. Van Steenhuyse presented the recommendation of staff: The proposed development,which covers 3.21 acres, is located at the corner ofEnlow Drive and South Franklin Street. The property is currently vacant and is heavily wooded. The subject site is the second phase of a Residential Development Plan(RDP)that was approved in October 1989 (Ordinance No. 89-39). The first phase,which occupies the south 313 feet of the lot and consists of 12 units/condominiums, was completed in 1992. The original plan had a total of 32 senior citizen independent living units arranged along a north-south street betweenEnlow and Imboden Drives. However, the original developer chose to construct only 12 units on the south property, accessed by a cul-de-sac from Imboden. This change was approved as a minor change to the original RDP. Previously, in March 2002, the petitioner submitted a petition to allow the construction of a 54-unit assisted living facility. The petitioner subsequently withdrew that petition from the April Plan Commission agenda. The petitioner requests the amendment of the previously approved RDP due to the following changes in the proposed development: a. The new plan reduces the density of the approved 1989 plan from 32 units to 30 units. The petitioner proposes the construction of one duplex and four four-plex senior citizen independent living units, i.e. 18 units in the north half of the property. The proposed design for the units follows the existing first phase of the development b. The petitioner proposes access to the development from South Franklin Street, rather than from Enlow Drive. A short cul-de-sac street will serve the five buildings of the I development. , The petitioner proposes retaining the existing wooded area to the north of the development, I', abutting Enlow Drive,without disturbing the existing drainage ditch and tree line. However, due to the necessary grading for the street and the buildings, the remaining trees on the site must be removed. The northeast portion of the lot will be used as a retention pond area. The petitioner , proposes utilizing the existing ditches and slopes on site for storm drainage. � The proposed development is of lower density than the previously approved RDP. In addition, the access off of South Franklin Street through a cul-de-sac,will minimize the effect of the development on the surrounding residential neighborhood. The architectural character of the buildings will be the same as the original phase,which has shown to blend in well with the surrounding neighborhood. Retaining the existing trees and creek alongEnlow Drive will preserve the wooded character of the site for residents to the north. Staff finds that the proposed landscaping treatment provides sufficient buffering for the site as well as a pleasant environment for residents.