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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExh.29_Willowcrest_PowerPoint.pdfWillowcrest Townhomes PUD 1132 Edmonds Ave NE File LUA 19-000061,BSP,PUD Public Hearing Matt Herrera, Senior Planner May 14, 2019 EXHIBIT 29 Project Proposal •12 Townhomes on individual parcels. •One (1) parcel set aside for future multifamily development. •One (1) access and utility tract. •One (1) common open space tract. Project Location •1132 Edmonds Ave NE •North of Sunset Blvd intersection •Highlands Community Planning Area •Sunset Neighborhood Property Characteristics •Currently vacant •1.7 acre site •Driveway on Edmonds Ave NE •Rockery abutting sidewalk Zoning and Land Use Designations Critical Areas Sunset Terrace Redevelopment Master Plan •16 acre neighborhood anchored with new park and library. •Subject property identified as the ‘Edmonds Apartments’ Site. •Allocated 68 multifamily dwelling units. Sunset Area Planned Action Site Plan •Three 4-unit townhome buildings •Access from Glennwood Ave NE •Integrated into existing Glennwood Townhomes •Future ped. connections from Edmonds to Glennwood •Emergency vehicle access Elevations PUD Modifications and Public Benefits •Eleven (11) proposed modifications to development standards (Finding of Fact 18). •Minimum lot size •15-foot landscape buffer •Integration of open space with Glennwood Townhomes PUD Modifications and Public Benefits •Permanent high-quality and energy efficient affordable homeownership •Evergreen Sustainable Development Standard •Overall Design •Circulation •Site and Building Design PUD 10-percent Open Space •PUD Standards require open space equal to 10- percent of the development. •Site -31,187sf •10% -3,119sf •Additionally, a minimum of 50sf per unit of open space be provided in concentrated space. •12 units = 600sf •Total open space required •3,719sf •Total open space provided: •3,571 •148sf deficit Binding Site Plan •Site subdivided via a Binding Site Plan. •13 total lots with 2 tracts. •Lot 1 would be developed in the future with a multifamily building. •Binding Site Plan option permitted as site is within the CV zone. •Binding Site Plan allows the phasing of infrastructure improvements. Access and Transportation Stormwater Vegetation •35 trees located on Willowcrest site. •26 significant trees. •10-percent retention requirement. •Four (4) trees retained on western portion of Willowcrest clearing area. Public Notice •Neighborhood meeting on August 1, 2018. •City accepted application on March 29, 2019 and issued complete application letter April 3, 2019. •No written public or agency comments to date. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends approval of the Willowcrest Townhomes PUD application subject to the staff report’s 21 conditions and additional updated condition related to compliance with PUD open space requirements.