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PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE MIXED USE - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT <br />ORDINANCE ESTABLISHED IN CITY CODE: <br />· By: Megan Wald, Associate Planner <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />During the rewrite of Chapter 9 in 2003, staff brought forward a Mixed-Use Planned Unit <br />Development (MU-PUD) ordinance that would establish the opportunity for certain parcels to be <br />developed with a mixture of residential and commercial uses. The intent of the ordinance was to <br />allow flexibility in the appropriate amount of commercial and residential development, but in no <br />case shall a property be allowed to maximize development with a single use (i.e. residential or <br />commercial). To support the idea to capitalize on these unique opportunities the first statement of <br />intent statement of the MU-PUD district states that this district "is to provide a range of retail <br />and service commercial, office, and residential uses that are organized and planned in a <br />comprehensive manner." <br /> <br />Enclosed for your review: <br /> <br />1. Ordinance <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />It came to staff's attention during the review of the preliminary plat for Rivenwick 4th addition, <br />that the MU-PUD district requires a minimum of 70% residential uses within a development. As <br />previously stated it was the intention of the MU-PUD district to capitalize on properties that <br />could provide a complimentary mixture of commercial and residential uses. The proposed 70% <br />minimum residential requirement appears to be contradictory to the opening sentence of the MU- <br />PUD intent statement. <br /> <br />Staff is proposing to delete the 70% minimum residential requirement and replace it with the <br />following statement; "to provide for an adequate mixture of commercial and residential uses and <br />in no case shall a development contain 100% of any one use." This would provide adequate <br />flexibility to achieve both residential and commercial development and notify developers that the <br />City will not accept a development plan that includes all residential or all commercial. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission held a public hearing and reviewed the proposed amendment at their <br />April 1, 2004 meeting. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff and the Planning Commission are recommending the City Council introduce and adopt the <br />MU-PUD ordinance with the language change. <br /> <br />Council Action: <br /> <br />Motion to introduce Ordinance #04 amending the MU-PUD district. <br /> <br />CC: 4.13.04 <br /> <br /> <br />