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Approved residential portion does not need a whole new code is because the City and the developer have been working so closely together that all of the design guidelines are already being met. He recommended to the City that they rezone the residential portion and use a PUD or a PRD to state the specifics requirements that the framework plan calls for. Fernelius added that the new code and the current code are MX which allows commercial uses. By rezoning the residential area R3A it keeps that portion of the development strictly residential and would not allow commercial uses in that area. He also added that he is comfortable that since the City has worked so closely with the developers that the developers have incorporated the framework plan into their proposal. Teresa Greenfield, Director of Land Development for Rottlund Homes, stated their focus has been in honoring the design guidelines and all the vision that has been developed through the community process. There are eight different housing styles that are going to be offered, their goal is to offer numerous of housing choices, from the first time home buyer to seniors down sizing. They range from 900 square feet in the loft homes to 2800 square feet in the executive town homes. Zisla inquired about price point for the homes and if they have homes for families with kids. Greenfield stated that there will be two senior condos, aimed for adults fifty-five and up, which will be built by David Bernard. The square footage for these condos will range from 950 square feet to 1400 – 1500 square feet and will start at $180,000. . On the north side of the green way and along Old Hwy 8 there will be two story New Urban town homes with under ground parking. There are eighty-two proposed units, although there is a chance that some of the units will be removed at the propane site. These units will be between 1500 to 1800 square feet, and they will start at $250,000. At the corner of the Old Hwy 8 and the green way will be a loft building with 72, mainly one bedroom, units. They will have 920 square feet to 1300 square feet and will start at $180,000. The 2 story Urban Row town homes with under ground parking, the units will have 2000 square feet and will start at $280,000. To the west of the Urban Row homes are the Row Craftsman. These are the largest homes with 2200 square feet to 2500 square feet and they will start at $300,000. With the homes that are being offered they are not expecting many families with children and is not a segment of the population that they will be marketing too. One of the goals of this development is to offer homes to seniors and empty nesters so that they sell their current homes within the area, and thus open their homes up to families with children. Sherman and Associates will be building four loft buildings with numerous amenities in each building. They will also be building the executive town homes at the northern end of the site. These homes will have roughly 2800 square feet and will start in the low $300,000. Tom Harrington, Kimley Horn, explained that the open space will not only be on the western side of the development, but a large portion will be on the eastern side with the proposed park with a strong visual linear link of the green way to the west side. At this time, in this agreement, there are not plans to improve Old Hwy 8, however in the design guidelines do speak to making improvement to the street. The developers have allotted ten extra square feet to allow for expansion of the road. There are three ways to enter the development, one at the north, one at the central greenway and another at the southern end by the proposed office site. There are three storm retention ponds, two at the northern end, and one at the southern end with trees and vegetation surrounding them. There are also proposed trails going through and around the open spaces connecting them all together. All the open areas add up to 7 to 8 acres of green space, just on the west side. At the northern end of the development they are proposing a trail from the parking lot in the regional park, through the development, to an at grade crossing over the rail road tracks to the regional trail along the lake. In the central corridor they are proposing building a bridge from the regional trail to the central green way trail that will lead to the park system on I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\Minutes\2006\1-17-2006.doc