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CITY OF RAMSEY LAND USE APPLICATION <br />TECHNICAL REVIEW FILE <br />DATE <br />03/30/2016 <br />PROJECT ADDRESS <br />NORTH OF E. RAMSEY PARKWAY & SOUTH <br />OF 146TH AVENUE NW <br />16-: THE STATION <br />PRELIMINARY PLAT <br />PROJECT. TITLE <br />ESCROW # <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />Community Development: Planning Division (Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code) <br />TECHNICAL REVIEWER: <br />Name: Eric Maass, <br />Phone: (763) <br />Email: EMaass@wsbeng.com <br />Planning Consultant <br />270-3463 <br />General: The purpose of this file is to review the official Preliminary Plat prepared by D.R. Horton, Inc. for the purpose of a <br />seventy-seven (77) unit subdivision located on North of East Ramsey Parkway, East of Rhinestone St. NW, South of 145th <br />Avenue NW and West of Peridot St. NW. The Developer has proposed a development of multilevel attached townhomes <br />which include 4, 5, and 6 unit buildings. To gauge the type of product that The pyramid framework instates tiawmuch &serenethecityhastomake,audased� <br />could be expected of this proposal, an example is the D.R. Horton development ba don h roleilfs plows! <br />taking place just east of this proposed preliminary plat and is currently under <br />construction. The project under construction will result in the creation of <br />townhome style residences. <br />Applications & Assumptions: Staff is familiar with this property from <br />previous development proposals with the Applicant as such Staff recommended <br />that the Applicant pursue a Preliminary Plat and forego a sketch plan review. <br />As such, the preliminary plat is the first of two steps which include: <br />1. Preliminary Plat <br />2. Final Plat <br />This case is being reviewed per City Code Section 117-118 entitled The COR <br />district, and Chapter 117, Article III entitled Subdivisions. <br />Variances <br />A <br />4t.44.Conditional <br />Use Permits <br />`Po <br />Subdivision Applications <br />Comprehensive Plan: The Property is guided for Town Center Mixed Use in the Comprehensive Plan. The intent of the <br />Town Center Mixed Use area is to establish a community hub that integrates places to work, play and live and embraces transit <br />oriented design in anticipation of the potential future commuter rail station. As this area is located east of Armstrong <br />Boulevard it is governed by Town Center Master Plan which has been replaced by The COR Development Plan. The COR <br />Development Plan provides specific land use and design guidance for land within its boundaries. <br />Zoning: The Property is currently zoned as COR which contains subdistricts. The property being proposed is within <br />subdistrict 4B, the neighborhood subdistrict. This subdistrict is intended to include a full range of housing types, from small - <br />lot single-family detached to high -density senior and general apartments, as well as a limited number of small-scale retail and <br />office uses at appropriate locations (i.e., at corners). The 4b subdistrict is the medium density area in the COR-4 district <br />allowing up to 15 dwelling units per acre as it is located along higher volume roadways within the COR and along its <br />perimeter. As proposed, the density (not including ROW) is 15.8 units per acre. The proposed development contains 77 units <br />over 5.69 acres (0.81 acres of ROW). While the proposed density is slightly above the indicated density, as proposed this <br />density meets the intent and assists the City in meeting the projected overall density for The COR. Specifically within The <br />COR 4 Neighborhood description it is identified that site development within this subdistrict encourages compact <br />development patters with increasing densities closer to the heart of The COR. This proposal satisfies that description. <br />