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-234- Commissioner Sweet stated that she understands that an impact statement is not required, but was not sure as to why an environmental assessment is not required. Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that the requirements for an environment assessment on a residential subdivisions to be completed in the metro area if there is more than 250 single family homes or 275 multi family homes. If it is a mixed use development they have to meet a score of 1 and this development rates at a .91 so it is not required, but the residents could.p~ti~tion that one be completed. Resident stated that she had the rules regarding the environmental assessmen[i~d explained that citizens can put together a petition containing description of the..,~:~rom6h~:, affects and evidence of those affects and have it signed by 25 residents. ~ ~i~ point th'~':'Ci~. Council would have to decide whether or not to accept the petition. Chairperson Nixt inquired if the density requirements wer~:G~ed off the-existing Comprel~'~osive Plan or the proposed Comprehensive Plan. "571!::'";:17.. Principal Planner Tmdgeon replied that staff used the ~r~P:°g:~a~:~omp, r, ehensive Plan. The development as a whole they could have 340.units and they ar~:~Pr'6posing' ~07 units. -.-. ~ --.. :.?'-,~.. Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded b~}ifiht/~erson Ni"~:~:tO.~recommend that City Council approve the preliminary plat subject'to the ~i~ft~-~:review i~tter dated June 1, 2001 and contingent upon the control over tree-P~e~ervati0ff::~d3:~h~e:~i~ilitation of a dealing with drainage and neighboring properties, exploririg~the~ efi~)ironmentiii issue, ongoing dialog with property owners and staff a~0Ss from"the "dog h~" lot, and an approved PUD. Motion Can-led. Voting Yes: ChairPerson Nixti~:COmmissioners Johnson, Kociscak, Reeves, Sweet, and Watson..; VOting No: N6he;-- .: ~; ~.-..-~ ..... :i[f,~ Case#8: Request" /i-:ReZ6ne Property B-1 Business and R-1 Single Family ~_ ':.~::'~"-Residential to Planned Unit Development; Case of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. Cha/r~erson Nixt cl0sed the_ regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 10:26 p.m. i'n'c~rder to call the publi~-'hear/ng to' 6rder. Publie:llearing~_~::'-: Chairperson. Nixt calt'~t~the public hearing to order at 10:26 p.m. Presentation Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that Royal Oaks Realty has submitted an application to rezone property located at the southwest comer of CSAH 5 (Nowthen Blvd.) and Dysprosium Street from B-1 Business and R-1 Single Family Residential to Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.). Planning Commission/June 5, 2001 Page 18 of 30 I I I I I I I I I I