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October 10, 201 I Mr. Sean McCartney. Principal Planner Mr, Troy Russ, Planning Director City of Louisville Planning Department 749 Main Street Louisville. CO 80027 trig FIC OCT 102011 r:LANNIr13 RMCS, LLC 950 Spruce Street, Suite 2A Louisville CO, 80027 RE: Submittal Letter for the Amendment to the Takoda General Development Plan Mr. McCartney. RMCS. LLC would like to thank the Planning Commission for giving us the opportunity to present the Steel Ranch South PLD and Subdivision Plat. Since 2006, RMCS has been working diligently with longtime local landowners and the City of Louisville in an effort to assemble the various parcels of land in this area of the City into a cohesive neighborhood with a diversity of housing products, parks and regional trail connections. The planning for this area has been organized under the Takoda General Development Plan, the Takoda Planned Unit Development, and the Takoda Subdivision, which were approved in 2008. RMCS has worked with the City of Louisville in a spirit of cooperation during the years of planning and approvals to make this a neighborhood which the citizens of Louisville can enjoy and be proud of. The trails. parks, and infrastructure in the first phases of the development (which consist of 152 single family detached lots and a 5.5 acre commercial pad) are nearly complete, and the first homes will be ready for new residents in November of this year. The homebuilders have rebranded the development as "Steel Ranch"' as a tribute to the long time landowners in this area. RMCS has chosen to bring forward the final 17 acre phase of the development as the Steel Ranch South Subdivision, which will include 50 -86 townhome /duplex units and a 220 -240 unit apartment complex. The apartment complex will feature the amenities of a. class A development, including a diversity of building sizes and styles in a clubhouse setting with a pool, exercise facilities. and outdoor gathering areas. Below are some of the features of this new neighborhood. General information about the Steel Ranch South Subdivision: The 17 acre Steel Ranch South Subdivision is an assemblage of three properties that were rezoned in the Amendment to the Takoda General Development Plan Planning Area 4 (GDP) which was approved by Planning Commission and then City Council in August 2011. This document spells out the height. bulk, and dimension standards that apply to the 306 units of residential entitlement. as well as the general layout of the street and trail connections to any adjacent properties. The Preliminary Steel Ranch Planned Unit Development (PUD) that we now present for your approval builds on the GDP by showing the details of the public and private improvements that will be made within the subdivision. The PLO includes draft elevations of the buildings as well as the details of the internal system of utilities and the multimodal trail corridor.