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-32- glass front, and a pre-finished metal canopy. The proposed glass is a deviation from City Code and will require City Council approval. The landscaping plan is acceptable. The facility will be served by municipal sewer and water. A lighting plan will need to be submitted and is subject to the City Engineers approval. City staff is recommending site plan approval contingent upon compliance with City Staff review letter dated July 6, 2001. Chairperson Nixt inquired if the applicant had any issues with the City staff revieW'letter. Kelly Swiegart, Sharp and Associates, replied that they did not have any is~'~eS~"in regards to the City staff review letter other than noting that the original proposal was foftib~ted exterior block, but they are considering integrally treated block. . ,~(7:~,_?;'~''''~ '1¢'!!}i~ii!4:....,~..~:.~;~, Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commission~:'Kociscak, to rec0~n~, that City Council approve the proposed site plan for RJM Ente~H:~s contingent upon c~ance with City staff review letter dated July 6, 2001 and resolv~gthe off-street.parking issue. ~ ~;:'~,:':"* Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Co~i§sionerS:}jOhnson, Kociscak, Reeve, Sweet, Watson. Voting No: None. ":'~5i2}}¢,:~'__ Case #6: Request for Sketch Plan R~'ew~ of Peter KociSfiak:::Property; Case of Bright Keys Building and DeveloP'~i/t:¢~Porati0n ::/':, !!;.% Principal Planner Trudgeon stated Dale R~e of::': ;:!Building and Development Corporation has applied for sketch plan appro'~'}~o.develop 44.16~:'~acres north of Anoka County Highway 116 and west of l~amsey'Blvd. Bright~eYs is planning on developing 268 townhouse units and 7 single famil~I'ots~ The pr~perty is currently zoned I, Industrial. The applicant will be asking for a rezo~ni,~gb£ the pr~perty to Planne&~,.Unit Development (PUD) at the time of preliminary plat review.. The March 200.~ :Draft C~prehensive Plan shows tttis area as being Medium Density and" w De tY'" eSla'en 'iL & prope y contains 44.16 acres with 5.3 of these acres classified as ~fitlafi'd~i The sketch plan shows a gross density of 6.25 units per acre. When the'~e~{~r~'dg--are fa~'oi~ed out, the net density for the whole development is 7.11 urdts per acre. ~ The p~P0sed: density~r~:~eeds the' maximum density of 7 units per acre that the draft Comprehensive Plan :c~'s out f0r~::medium density residential areas. In addition, the draft comprehensive Plan sh~~- approxii'nately 16.28 acres of the development property as being d~'rgriated as low densit~,:~e~idential. Under the draft Comprehensive Plan, approximately 227 units "{244~.with a P.U.D~) ?ould be allowed on the property. Brightkeys is under the density allowed in;~e proposed Medium Density area, but well over the density allowed in the Low Density area;-:.Staff,t~cbmmends that the developer redraw the sketch plan to conform to the densities desc~bed:~'~the March 2001 Draft Comprehensive Plan. The proposed townhouse units are adjacent:t6 the 2.5 acre tots in the Pineview Estates 2"a Addition. The proposed single- family lots are approximately 14,000 sq. ft ( .32 acres) and are on the south side of 149th Ave. Staff needs clarification on the status of the large lot in the northeast part of the property shown in the sketch plan. The applicant has indicated that this area is an exception to the plat, but City records do not show it as a separate lot. The development proposes three access points onto the Planning Commission/July 12, 2001 Page 8 of 23 I ! I I I I I I I I I I I I I I, ! I I