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<br />Lawrence - Williams Addition 72 Units - Site Plan Review <br />City Council Memo - August 2, 2004 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />Comments from Neighbors <br />The following comments have been voiced during various meetings: <br /> <br />. Incompatibility with the neighborhood. <br />. Increase of traffic on Whispering Lane, Featherstone Road, and 4th Street. <br />. Affect on property values <br />. Will units be owned or rented <br />. Can city services, fire, police, utilizes serve the site adequately. <br />. Positioning of driveway entrances facing homes on Whispering Lane. <br />· The area has changed since the original approval in 1986. <br />. Sidewalks and trails <br />. Parking <br />· Have other housing options been examined for the site? <br />. What about upscale town homes? <br /> <br />BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan Classification <br />The subject property is guided U-II- Urban Residence (4-8 units per acre) in the Hastings <br />Comprehensive Plan. Williams 1st Addition was approved as a Planned Residential <br />Development allowing for density on individual lots to exceed that of the plan, provided the <br />entire development is within the required density. Overall density for Williams 1st Addition <br />(including Hillcrest Townhomes, and excluding the church) is 5.9 units per acre and <br />consistent the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Zoning Classification <br />The site is zoned R-3 - Medium High Density Residence. Multiple Family residential <br />structures are a permitted as part of a Planned Residential Development in the district. <br /> <br />Adjacent Zoning and Land Use <br />The following land uses abuts the site: <br /> <br />Direction <br />North <br />East <br /> <br />ExistlnCl Use <br />Single Family Res <br />Whispering Lane <br />Single Family Homes <br />Potential 30 Units <br />Townhomes <br /> <br />ZoninCl <br />A-Ag\R-3 <br /> <br />R-3 - Med\High <br />R-3 - Med\High <br />R-3 - Med\High <br /> <br />South <br />West <br /> <br />History <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Comp Plan <br />U-II - Res 4-8 <br /> <br />U-II- Res 4-8 <br />U-II- Res 4-8 <br />U-II - Res 4-8 <br />