SUBJECT: General Business
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PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Approving the Bridgewater P.U.D. Overlay Map, Amendment No. 5
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DEPARTMENT: Planning and Development
PRESENTER: Chris LaRue, Senior Planner
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Ordinance.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Updated Information:
The Board of Trustees previously heard this request on September 22, 2020. During the meeting the applicant opted to withdraw the project rather than possibly recieiving a denial. Subsequent to the application withdrawl, the applicant has requested the Town to reconsider the application along with updated information pertianing to concerns expressed by the Board of Trustees. Some of the key updated information includes the following:
* The applicant requests the overall building length for the apartments be 160 feet, instead of the 156 feet as required by the UDC. Previously, the applicant requested the builidngs be up to a maximum of 240 feet long.
* The applicant now requests the maximum number of apartment units be 335, with a limit of 36 units per builidng. Previously, the applicant requested a maximum of 350 units, with a limit of 44 units per builidng.
* The architecture requirements for the apartments have been simplified. Architecture requirements exceed those required by the UDC.
* For the apartments, setbacks along WCR 5 would be at least 55 feet to the curb edge. This includes a 5 foot tree lawn, 30 foot landscape buffer, and minimum 20 foot builidng setback from the buffer.
* For the apartments, setbacks along Colliers Parkway would be at least 35 feet to the curb edge. This includes a 5 feet tree lawn and a minimum 20 feet building setback.
* The apartment designs comply with the 35 feet maximum height requirement.
* Though Colliers Hill is permitted a total of 2,880 units, the community as a whole is actually on track to provide a total of only 2,597 units. ...
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