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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes OCTOBER 9, 2008 Page 7 of 11 . The applicant is requesting approval of 12 townhome units and 5 single family homes on the parcel. . The 12 units are proposed in 4 separate buildings to look like row houses: Building One and Four would have two attached units; Building Two would have five attached units and Building Three would have three attached units. All structures are designed to be 30 feet in height. . The single family homes are proposed on five individual lots ranging in size from 3,814 SF to 4,266 SF. . Access to Lot 5 will utilize the internal driveway. A 20'access easement is planned. The townhomes will also access off the internal driveway. . Access to Lot 6 will utilize the existing driveway off County road. . The alley varies in width from 17.5 feet to 14 feet. Staff is recommending the applicant dedicate, as an outlot, a variable width adjacent to the existing alley to provide a minimum 20' alley for the entire length of the alley frontage. . The density permitted is one unit for every 3,500 SF of lot area or 12 units per acre, resulting in 15 units for the subject property. The applicant is requesting 17 units for a density ratio of one unit per 3,077 SF. The overall number of proposed units has been reduced by 2 units, from 19 to 17 units. . Seventeen units will require a relief for the lot area of the single family homes as well as the floor area ratio (FAR). Lot 4 would have a permitted FAR of 11,053 SF, where the request is 24,285 SF. If the garage area is not included then the FAR is 16,170 SF. . The PUD requests a 30' maximum building height instead of the 27' as required in the Old Town Overlay District. . The applicant is proposing to retain most of the existing mature trees located on the site. Wood provided the following summary of requested waivers for the approval of the project: . Density - 17 units on 52,311 SF which is 3,077 SF per unit or 14 units per acre when it should be 3,500 SF or 12 units per acre. . Height - requesting 30' instead of the required 27'. . Setbacks - Building One is requesting a 17' rear setback and Building Two is requesting a rear setback of 10' where the minimum rear yard setback for principal uses is 25'. . Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - Lot 4 area is 31,580 SF. The applicant is proposing a FAR of 24,285 SF or 76% vs. the maximum of 35%. LMC Section 17.12.050(E) (4) "for a lot having a lot area greater than 7,000 SF: 35% or 2,799 SF, whichever is great." In calculating the permissible FAR for this project, a 31,857 SF lot yields a FAR of 11,150 SF (35%). Wood reported that Staff is recommending approval of the preliminary subdivision plat and preliminary PUD for Parbois Subdivision with the following conditions: