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Council approves Evergreen Valley PUD amendment and preliminary/final plat for townhome project on Lot 107
Summary
The council approved ordinance 635 to amend the Evergreen Valley PUD and approved a preliminary and final plat for Evergreen Valley 4th, allowing 48 townhome units on Lot 107 with conditions including a recorded exhibit showing revised setbacks.
The New Richmond City Council approved changes to the Evergreen Valley PUD and a companion subdivision plat that together clear the way for a townhome development on Lot 107 of the Evergreen Valley site.
Planning staff told the council the Evergreen South Second PUD, established in 2005, remains eligible for amendment under the city code. Cedar Corporation, on behalf of AEM Construction, requested an amendment (ordinance 635) to set lot-coverage, lot-width and setback standards for Lot 107 (approximately 4.8 acres at West Richmond Way and County Road A). Staff said the surrounding pattern of twin homes and townhomes makes residential appropriate for the parcel.
Key elements of the amendment and plat include: a maximum individual-building lot-coverage approach (applicant requested 100% lot building footprint with site impervious coverage of about 52%), a minimum lot width of 26 feet to support units roughly 26-by-74 feet, zero side setbacks between attached units with site-level setbacks (25 feet from Ponderosa Lane, West Richmond Way and the southern lot line; 10 feet from County Road A), and a townhome layout of eight buildings with six units each (48 units total). Staff reported a total of 197 parking stalls (including visitor stalls), which the city found adequate for the development.
Amber (planning staff) told council that approval was recommended by staff and the plan commission and that the ordinance and plat were recommended with conditions; the PUD amendment included a required exhibit showing revised setbacks to be recorded with the ordinance. Alex Miller, owner of AM Construction and the project representative, said the project is planned in two phases (24 units then 24) and that units would be offered for sale and could be used as rentals depending on market conditions; he said finished units would be about 1,800 square feet.
Councilors asked questions about density, parking, emergency access and regional traffic at the intersection of West Richmond Way and County Road A. Staff noted the county has a corridor plan that forecasts a future roundabout at that intersection; right-of-way has been preserved on both sides to accommodate that eventuality.
A motion to approve ordinance 635 (with the condition that the applicant provide a setback exhibit for recording) was moved, seconded and passed. The council subsequently approved the preliminary and final plat for Evergreen Valley 4th subject to the 23 conditions listed in staff packet.
Next steps include recording the ordinance amendment and plat documents once required exhibits and conditions are satisfied and review of any building permits when applications are submitted.
