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Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Reeve, and Watson. Votin~ No: Commissioners Kociscak and Sweet. Motion bv Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Chairperson Nixt, to recommend that City Council approve Jeff Welle's request to exceed accessory building height restrSctionsl, based on the findings of fact. and adopt a resolution declaring terms of same. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Reev, e, and Watson. ~ . .. Voting No: Commissioners Kociscak and Sweet. Jeff Welle, 15351 Ute Street NW, Ramsey, stated he would l~e~to push th~'process through due to the weather. ""(!;;!~/ Chairperson Nixt advised him his request must first b¢'Pre§ented to the CitY Council. Case #4: Request to Razone Certain Properties from B-3 Highway Business to PUD Planned Unit Development; Case of Chris Bulow' Chairperson Nixt closed the regular p0riibn of the Planning Commissio~'mee~g at 8:17 p.m. in order to call the public hearing to order. "' ..... "-' Public Hearing - . .... ~ ':'-':-': Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to/order 'at~8:17 p.m. Presentation - 7. -~ - .;.. Communi~tJevelopment Director Frolik state~i'~'i(Chris Bulow has submitted an application to rezoffe:5'r.0pertv located at the comer of Riverdai~ Drive and Sunfish Lake Boulevard from B-3 HighWa? Business to plarmed UnitD_evelopmefiL The intent of the rezoning is to permit the property, to be developed w~th towxthomes; Ramsey Critical Area Plan is contained in the March 2001 Drafc Comprehensive Plan~'~i'id has been approved by DNR. That plan states that all -"d~elopment in the Critical River Corridor should be done as a Planned Unit Development. The ~ '~-0par~: {S 23,800 square feet or'255 acres in size and is located within the Metropolitan Urban Service Ar-em [MUSA). The Applicant is proposing to develop eight towhome units on the property, wh~Tcl~ results in a density of 14.64 units per acre. The subject property is designated for commercial uses m the current Comprehensive Plan and in the March 2001 draft Comprehensive Plan. City Staffrecommends denial of the rezoning request for the following reasons: a) A rezoning co plarmed Unit Development pr/or to developing an acceptable preliminary site plan -~ with respect to density allowed, open space, park dedication review, landscaping, grading and drainage is not permitted; and b) the site is designated for commercial uses in the current Compreh6nsive Plan, March 2001 draft Comprehensive Plan and in the draft Concept Plan for the Hi:ghway # 10 Corridor. -176- Planning Commission/October 4, 2001 Page I0 of 18 I I I I I I I I i I I' I I I I I 1