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DEPARTMENT REPORT
MAY 15, 2012
5. Docket No. 12030019 PP: The Meadows at Legacy (Legacy PUD).
The applicant seeks primary plat approval for 148 lots on 59.89 acres. The petitioner also seeks the following
zoning waiver request:
6. Docket No 12040003 ZW PUD Z-501-07,Exhibit 8—Architectural Standards/garage setback from
front facade of dwelling.The site;is located at the southwest corner of Community Dr. and future Cherry Creek
Blvd. It is zoned PUD/Planned Unit.Development. Filed by Tim Walter of Platinum Properties,LLC.
The Meadows at Legacy residential neighborhood will be located within the Neighborhood Use Block and a portion of
the Suburban Residential Use Block of the Leg acy PUD—Planned Unit.Development. The site is located north of and
adjacent to Prairie Trace Elementary School.
The project meets all development regulations Of the PUD ordinance, except one. One waiver is being sought from the
Legacy PUD ordinance architectural development requirements, as it relates to the garage door setback from the front
face of the house. This standard provides for front loaded garages to be recessed,at.least 3-feet back from the primary
front facade of the house. The waiver will allow for garages to be set back varying depths and allowing for a variety of
home designs.Please view the info packet for the different building elevations and floor plans. The Dept. supports this
waiver request.
The landscape plan is now approved.
Please view the petitioner's info packet for more detail.
Outstanding Planning/Zoning Dept..'review comments for the primary-plat:
1. Please provide a draft copy of any proposed neighborhood Covenants&Restrictions.
2. Engineering Dept. Comments: It is,the Engineering Department's understanding that the plans for this project are
changing and will be resubmitted. Current concerns include:
® Portions of this site rely on infrastructure that has not been approved or constructed, including Cherry Creek
Boulevard,Community Drive,.,and the,associated stormwater conveyance systems.
® As construction phasing is considered, only 15 lots can be served by one entrance. A second entrance is required
for more than 15 lots.
® City standards do not allow residential lots to be served by a private:drive. (Only with the approval of the
Commission; streets within the Legacy District may be private,per the PUD ordinance.) The Department
understands that this road will be designed as a Frontage Place and located within right-of--way. Frontage places
shall not in excess of 600 feet in length between thoroughfare access points. Frontage places shall terminate at
streets..(However,•per the Legacy PUD Ordinance, The minimum separation between the centerline of successive
public right-of-ways within the,LegacyDistrict shall be 150'provided that this spacing does not create a public
safety issue (limitedsightdistance, conflicting left turn access, excessive traffic stacking for turns onto one public
street and blocking another°one,,etc.). Alleys,private streets,frontage places, one-way pairs, and curb cuts are
exempt.)
(Please note that the Engineering''Dept.'will have the final approval authority of the construction plans, when the
petitioner files the secondary/final plat'application.)
Recommendation: The Dept of Community Services(DOCS)recommends that the Plan Commission suspends its
rules of procedure and votes to,approve this primary plat. (The Secondary/Final Plat and the construction plans will be
reviewed and approved administratively by the City.)
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