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<br />Site Plan - Glendale Heights 3"' Addition <br />City Council Memo - February 22, 2005 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan Classification <br />The Plan is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The property is guided U-II, Urban <br />Residential (4-8 units per acre). The General Development Plan density of 7.3 units per <br />acre is consistent with the plan. <br /> <br />Zoning Classification <br />The Plan is consistent with the Zoning Ordinance. The property is zoned R-3 - Medium <br />High Density Residence PRO. ' <br /> <br />Adjacent Zoning and land Use <br />The following land uses abut the property: <br /> <br />Direction <br />North <br />East <br />South <br />West <br /> <br />Existina Use <br />Open\Agriculture <br />Open\Agriculture <br />Townhomes <br />Voyageur Parkway <br />Future Apartments <br /> <br />Zonina <br />A - Agriculture <br />A - Agriculture <br />R-3- Med\High Res. <br /> <br />Comp Plan <br />R - Rural <br />R - Rural <br />U-II (4-8 units) <br /> <br />R-3- Med\High Res. <br /> <br />U-II (4-8 units) <br /> <br />Existing Condition <br />The existing site is relatively flat and treeless. The southern portion of the site abuts a <br />wooded ravine between Rushmore Road and Spiral Boulevard. <br /> <br />Proposed Condition <br />Development occurs most predominately in the open areas. Grading of woodland areas <br />has been limited via the approved grading plan as part of the Preliminary Plat. <br /> <br />SITE PLAN REVIEW <br /> <br />Proposed Building Setbacks <br />Proposed building setbacks are acceptable. Care has been taken in developing a grading <br />plan that limits impacts to existing slopes and bluff land trees. All units have been platted <br />as "lot boxes" that incorporate the unit and limited surrounding land. The majority of land <br />between units will be held in an association controlled and operated by the owners of the <br />property. <br />