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Development. The condition would also allow the proposed house and roof colors to be used on different color schemes, provided the Director of Planning and Community Development found that the colors/materials complimented the architectural style of the proposed home. Site Development Standards The site development standards established by this proposal are generally satisfactory. Staff has proposed that the height definition be measured vertically from the lowest finished grade adjacent to an exterior wall of the house to the highest elevation of the building. In addition, staff believes the floor area ratio (FAR) calculation should be consistent with the Municipal Code, which is the total square footage of the house, excluding garage, divided by the lot area. Staff has also added typical setback and height limits for accessory structures. The site development standards would allow FARs from 23%-58%, depending on the lot size and number of stories. Staff is supportive of the house FARs as proposed, recognizing they allow higher FARs than the 40% limit used for R-1-6,500 zoning. However, the proposed FARs are not exceptionally large when compared to FARs on similarly-sized lots in recent PUD projects. Nei¢hbor Concerns At the March 19, 2008, workshop, Linda Purcell, 3363 Sagewood Court, had submitted an email expressing concerns regarding view impacts created by the proposed homes and the proposed setbacks of the proposed homes from the existing Ironwood homes. The applicant has responded to these concerns by limiting the homes on Lots 18-21 and 29-32 (the first two homes adjacent to Sagewood and Sandstone Courts) to one-story and by increasing the side yard setbacks on Lots 19, 20, 30, and 31 from afive-foot minimum to ten-foot minimum. These restrictions would also apply to future additions to these homes. Staff believes that the proposed story and setback restrictions on these homes adequately address view and privacy impacts to the adjacent neighbors on Sagewood and Sandstone Courts. Staff also notes that there would be a seven-foot soundwall between the existing and proposed homes. The applicant has also noted that the homes at the end of Sandstone and Sagewood Courts were plotted with larger eastern side yard setbacks of 15 and 20 feet, respectively, to provide a larger buffer to the future development on the school option/MDR site. The proposed plans include cross-sections showing the two existing Ironwood Estates homes at the end of Sagewood Court and the closest proposed homes. Affordable Housine The City's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (IZO) requires new single-family residential projects of fifteen units or more to provide at least twenty percent (20%) of the dwelling units as affordable units to very low, low, and/or moderate income households. For multi-family projects of fifteen units or more, the IZO requires at least fifteen percent (15%) affordable units. PUD-74 Page -1 S - June 25, 2008