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THE CITY OF 9 m m .., ~itii j~L£~S~4NTONa CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT February 17, 2009 Community Development Planning Division TITLE: PUD-74, PAMELA HARDY, PONDEROSA HOMES II, INC. -CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO CONSTRUCT 110 DETACHED SINGLE- FAMILY HOMES FOR RESIDENTS AGED 55 YEARS AND OLDER AT 1 REIMERS DRIVE IN THE IRONWOOD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY The applicant proposes to construct 110 detached single-family homes for residents aged 55 years and older on an undeveloped, approximately 23-acre site. The approved PUD for Ponderosa Homes' Ironwood development designated the site as either a future potential public school facility, or alternatively, as medium-density residential senior housing. The site will be accessed from Ironwood Drive and Reimers Drive in the Ironwood development via Busch Road off of Valley Avenue. Several residents have expressed concern with adding traffic to Valley Avenue. The Planning Commission (4-1 vote) determined that the proposed site plan was appropriate in density and design and that the development would be compatible with the surrounding area. The applicant is in agreement with the Planning Commission's recommended conditions of approval. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Recommend approval of the PUD development plan application subject to the conditions shown in Exhibit "B." RECOMMENDATION 1. Find that the project would not have a significant effect on the environment and adopt a resolution approving the draft Mitigated Negative Declaration (Attachment #89). 2. Find that the proposed PUD development plan is consistent with the General Plan and purposes of the PUD ordinance; 3. Make the PUD findings for the proposed development plan as stated in the June 25, 2008, Planning Commission staff report (Attachment #8); and