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STAFF REPORT PDI GRAEF DATE: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 TO: Town of Windsor Plan Commission CC: Tina Butteris - Town Clerk/Treasurer Amy Anderson Schweppe - Town Operations Manager Matt Fleming-Town Attorney FROM: Larry Witzling, Erin Ruth -Town Planners RE: Holland Fields Lot 11 Townhouse Development- Site Plan Review BACKGROUND: Property Owner: Gene Harbort Location/Address: Holland Fields, Lot 11 - at intersection of Julian Way&Circle Tram Way Area: 1.664 acres Agent: Gene Harbort Existing Zoning: R-4 Residence District Proposed Zoning: R-4 Residence District(no change) Future Land Use Plan: Traditional Single-Family Residential PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Holland Fields, Lot 11 will ultimately consist of 15 townhouse units in four buildings.There will be seven 2- bedroom units,and eight 3-bedroom units. Each unit will include a two car garage.The applicant stated construction can begin as soon as December, 2008 with build out complete by 2010. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends APPROVAL of the proposed Holland Fields, Lot 11 Development with the following conditions: 1) The applicant supplies decorative prairie style garage doors to all front loading garages. 2) The applicant maximizes the number of side loading garages. ANALYSIS/ DISCUSSION: Site Layout The units in Holland Fields, Lot 11 are designed with living room spaces and large windows oriented toward the rear of the site,to capitalize on pleasant views of the designated open space/wetland area west of the site. While unconventional,this layout successfully takes advantage of the aesthetic attributes provided by the site. The downside to this configuration is that elements often placed at the rear of the site(garages, kitchens,etc.) now face the street.As a consequence, each unit's two car garage provides the dominant design feature along the street frontage,and front entries are partially hidden or placed on the side of the buildings.