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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, <br />Hendriksen. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Case #2: <br /> <br />Request for Exception to Moratorium; Case of M.' <br />Thompson Homes <br /> <br />Community Development Director Frolik stated that Marlene <br />located at 14660 St. Francis Boulevard NW. She has entered <br />Oran Thompson Homes to develop the property with <br />property is subject to the development moratorium <br />Orrin Thompson are requesting an exception to the <br />rezoning and subdivision. The current <br />Katnis property as commercial, It was apparent during the <br />amendment that the use of the Katnis property was likely to <br />family residential. Therefore, the property was placed un& <br />planning process and provide the City~ith sufficient time to <br />will implement the amended Co ..... i<-:,,.. <br /> <br />targets this property for dev, <br />approved by the Met Council,0g!~i'~)COunci1 <br />recently directed City Staff to a~nd tI g araft <br />15 units per acre to 7 units per acre. <br />net acre or 11 units per gross acre. There'~/i.: <br /> <br /> acre parcel <br /> agreement with <br /> 106 townhomes. The <br /> Ms. Katnis and <br /> with a request for <br /> identifies the <br />Plan <br />commercial to multi- <br />protect the <br />that <br />~ Plan <br />not been finally <br />t/on, City Council <br />high density from <br />approximately 9 units per <br /> <br /> development on the <br /> west property boundary::o£ the Katnis ~:~ means that the development of the Katnis <br /> property will be:~ii~j%ti~6~'!~i!y Charter and Comprehensive Plan language requiring denSity <br /> transition be~r~ new andi:'~hsting de ~elol .... ,t~.,.~,~ Planning Commission and City staff are <br /> currently :d~ff~ng a densit~:'~ansition ordinaff~",~'~'establish performance standards for new <br /> residential! 'deyelopment ab~it~ing existing r?ffi~iial development. The goal is to have that <br /> ordin~ ~ on 'the Plan Co ' <br /> .~ ,~;,:. . : g ~: ,~ssion, agenda for August I, 2000. The development <br />I proposal is ba'~'en,a'~C~iS~i~h~'~ip~at has not received final approval; the number of <br /> a ' "~''' 'fi' ' "'"' <br /> ,~, ,!?wable umtsm th:e.hlgh denSity residential category has not been resolved; the zoning tools to <br />I ~-<:!!?~'l~ment the updai~c~:;Comprehensive Plan, when it is approved, are not in place. Based on the <br />· .... ';~?/;ii?~'~l~/e~.'i./[iWas City sta~'~::'opi,~;n that the development proposal is somewhat premature and <br /> ,((!;~!i?'" recomme~de~l, denial of th'~: r,~q~'est for moratorium exception Reconsideration of the e <br /> ~.~ ..... , ...... ~:: ~,~,' . . · r quest <br />l?'" may be appropriate after:,the::number of umts to be allowed in a high density residential category <br />I~!:?~,. has been resol'~,~:and the'~:density transition ordinance is in place. <br /> <br />_ <br />I '~%~!?'':'':~' C°uncilmemb~i'~onnolly agreed that the request is premature at this time. <br /> ~"5.Paul Zislav~}.!Attorney for Marlene Katnis, stated that the Council is concerned that the request is <br /> premature; 'but the analysis of this piece of property has already been completed and Orrin <br /> Th~5mps°n has a plan to construct a high density residential development as indicated in the <br /> pr.?osed Comprehensive Plan. He stated that Orrin Thompson homes should be allowed to <br /> <br />City Council/July 25, 2000 <br /> Page 5 of 14 <br /> <br />61 <br /> <br /> <br />