2019.05.21 Planning Commission - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Preliminary Planned Residential Development Planning Commission Report; 5-21-19 Page 8 (cont.) 3. Public Park – It is a 0.5 mile walk from this property to the playground at Veterans Park and 0.7 mile walk from this property to the playground at Hansen Park. Modern park planning standards typically require “neighborhood parks” within 0.25 to 0.5 miles of every home. Utilizing this standard, some type of public park would be desirable in this location and is therefore proposed. 4. Pedestrian Connectivity – This neighborhood and location are both plugged into the City- wide pedestrian system as described above in response to City priorities. 5. Buffers – This property has built in man-made buffers. To the west is 8th Avenue NW with a 66- foot right-of-way. In addition, we have provided open space along much of the west boundary of the neighborhood. To the north is 7th Street NW, which has a 40-foot street easement which can be vacated and converted into green space. To the east is a railroad within a 100-foot wide right- of-way. To the south is Old Highway 8 within an 80-foot wide right-of-way. In total, these buffers result in a self-contained neighborhood that minimizes impacts to neighbors. After many iterations through the site plan development stage, we are very pleased with the outcome of the neighborhood design. It directly addresses City housing goals, is thoughtfully planned to transition land uses, and is very attractive. HOMES Townhomes Pulte Homes is known for the extraordinary steps that we take to ensure that we are designing and building homes that meet the needs and desires of home buyers. We continually reach out to the public and Pulte homeowners to get feedback to improve our home designs. It is what we call Life Tested®. Through this intensive process, we have conceived of and incorporated many innovative features such as the Pulte Planning Center, the Everyday Entry, Super Laundry, Oversized Pantry, and the Owner’s Retreat. This exhaustive process has played a major part in Pulte’s success in “Building Consumer Inspired Homes and Communities to Make Lives Better”. We will be building townhomes which will have an attainable entry price and will also provide association- maintained lawn, snow removal, and building exterior maintenance. This type of home appeals to many singles, young couples, and first-time home buying families. We anticipate the townhome prices to range from the high $200k’s to the mid $300k’s. For a variety of reasons, very few townhomes were built after the real estate crash began in 2007. Pulte and other builders have recently begun to carefully venture back into the townhome market. Given the long time span since rowhomes in have been built, the market environment has changed significantly, including the tastes and needs of the buying public. In response, Pulte has completed in-depth consumer surveys and designed what could be considered “version 2.0” for rowhomes.