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. c. PUD-96.10. Ponderosa Homes Application for prezoning to a PUD (Planned Unit Development) . Medium Density Residential District and for PUD development plan approval for a 300-unit, single-family residential development located at 3380 and 3450 Mohr Avenue. The project site is bordered on the north by Mohr Avenue, on the south by Busch Road, on the west by single- family residential lots, and on the east by Kaiser Sand and Gravel Company. The Planning Commission will also consider the Negative Declaration prepared for this project. Mr. Swift presented the staff report, providing a history of the application. He noted that the Planning Commission had recommended approval of the application several months ago, but at the City Council hearing the Council had asked the applicant to work with a neighborhood committee in order to address the concerns of adjacent neighborhoods. He described the composition of the Ad Hoc Committee and the Committee's process. He noted that the primary issue was traffic and that much more extensive traffic analyses were developed. He advised that those analyses are summarized in the Committee's "Findings and Recommendations" report. Mr. Swift stated that the result of the Committee's work is before the Commission tonight. He reported that Ponderosa Homes has submitted a plan that conforms entirely with the Committee's recommendation, noting the project has been reduced to 300 units and due to this reduction the product type has changed. Mr. Swift reviewed the proposed product types and lot sizes and the neighborhood locations in the Plan. He noted that most of the elements of the plan, such as soundwalls, remain as proposed in the earlier application. . Mr. Swift advised that the staff report sets forth staff s position with regard to most of the traffic related issues. He advised that the street layout as recommended by the Committee is acceptable to staff (although it is not staffs first preference or recommended solution), with the exception of the recommendation to add no right-turn movements at four of the intersections that would affect traffic leaving the Ponderosa project. Staffs reason for not supporting this is that the only way to restrict right turns is by installing a sign, in that there is no way to add an obstruction limiting right turn movements. He advised that staffs position throughout all meetings regarding traffic calming has been that a sign only traffic control device will not work and will lead to major problems of enforcement. Mr. Swift presented staffs preference for an indirect street networking option. He advised that staff is recommending approval of the project with the street network modification. Mr. Swift noted that full building elevations have not yet been developed by Ponderosa Homes due to the haste to get this application before the Planning Commission. A condition is included that requires final building elevations to come back to staff for review and approval. In response to a question from Commissioner Barker, Mr. Swift reviewed the proposed right turn restrictions. Chair Cooper inquired as to stafrs recommendation regarding the turn restrictions. Mr. Swift advised that staff is recommending in favor of the major traffic diversions at Mohr and Kamp, and Mohr and Kolin, not the four right-turn restrictions, because the turn restrictions could only be accomplished with signs. . Planning Commission Minutes Page 5 October 12, 1997