Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 07/12/2001

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CASE #: b REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN REVIEW OF PETER KOCISCAK PROPERTY; CASE OF BRIGHT KEYS BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION By: Principal Planner Patrick Trudgeon Background: Dale Runlde of Brightkeys Building and Development Corporation has applied for sketch plan approval to develop 44.16 acres north of Anoka County Highway 116 and west of Ramsey Blvd.. Bright Keys is planning on developing 268 townhouse units and 7 single family lots, The following items are enclosed: a) b) c) d) d) Site location map Sketch plan Development phasing plan Concept plan development letter submitted 'by applicant dated June 14, 2001 City Staff Review Letter dated July 5, 2001. Notification: No surrounding properties were notified of the sketch plan submittal. The property will need to be platted, rezoned, and have a comprehensive plan amendment. Notification will be required when these items are considered. Observations: The property is currently zoned I, Industrial. The applicant will be asking for a rezoning of the property to Planned Unit Development (PUD) at the time of preliminary plat review. The March 2001 Draft Comprehensive Plan shows this area as being Medium Density and Low Density Residential. The property contains 44.16 acres with 5.3 of these acres classified as wetlands. The sketch plan shows a gross density of 6.25 units per acre. When the wetlands are factored out, the net density for the whole development is 7.11 units per acre. The proposed density exceeds the maximum density Of' 7 units per acre that the draft Comprehensive Plan calls out for medium density residential areas. In addition, the draft Comprehensive Plan show approximately 16.28 acres of the development property as being designated as low density residential. Under the draft Comprehensive Plan, approximately 227 milts (244 with a P.U.D.) would be allo?ed on the property. The following table compares the allowable density under the March 2001 Draft Comprehensive Plan and what Brightkeys is proposing. Medium Density 25.58 179 165 Low Density 16.28 48 103 65 (with P.U.D.) . . As the table shows, Brightkeys is under the density allowed in the proposed Medium Density area, but well over the density allowed in the Low Density area~ Staff recommends that the developer redraw the sketch plan to conform to the densities described in the March 2001 Draft Comprehensive Plan. The proposed townhouse units are adjacent to the 2.5 acre lots in the P/neview Estates 2nd Addition. The proposed single-family lots are approximately 14,000 sq. ff ( .32 acres) and are on the south side