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Motion can-led. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Jeffrey, Brauer, Van Sc0Y:and Watson. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Johnson and Shepherd. ~ Case #8: Request for Sketch Plan Review °fTown Center Gardens 3 .Addition; Case of BrightKeys, Inc. Associate Planner Geisler explained Brightkeys has applied for sketch. Pi~/ia' review '~f~Town e e -~rd · · · -- !~.; ~_-- ..., C ntr Gardens ~ Addition, the thzrd phase of Town Center gardens. The':whole development site is 51.91 acres. The prope~y proposed to be developed in this phase is :~¢mximately 21~>99~.:,. .. acres in size, and is generally located on BuYer Lake Blvd at Ram~ey~:gl~vd ~e sketch plan of o n Center Gardens 3 Addition proposes a total of 196 to~Omes (l~28mnits in 16 eight-u~t buildin,,s, 36 units in 6 six-unit buildings a ~ ' ' ' '""'~" ' ' " ' <-':~ ':~' ~ , , nd ~2 umts m 8 fbur-umt bml&n~ . , ~ ~s). As pro osed, the project would have a density of 8.9 units per acre ~is is::~Bbve the pe~itted' densit ~n the R 2 ';- zoning district, which is 7 units per acre (net). A co~ehensive plan ~ndment and a rezoning would be required to achieve the proposed level o~. de~i;W~. Staff and"thd;applicant have had discussions regarding the possibility of rezoning this land tO'TC~a -~..~fder tb be consistent with the Town Center prope~y' to the west. The TC-4a District aii'6~'."~esidential.densiW up to 10 units per acre. ~; ' -:.. :~. ;:: Associate Planner Geisler advised it should also be noted that the bound~es ~0~.~e cu=ent addition are uncl ear; this will need to be f~vis~' o.n subsequent plans, and:may affect the overall density on the site. The sketch plan. iS Showing 'sev~rai;:apa~ment buildifi~gs:in the no~hwest comer of the site; revised plans need to)indicate more'~le~l~f~his, ispa~ of the cU~ent phase or a ~ture phase. The proposed development:will a~so,neaa to g~' {~0hgh site plan review, most likely at the prelimina~ plat stage. ~e s~etch ptan~i~ proposihg~6 construct a combination of public and p~Svate streets throughout the development, similar to the streets that were approved with the first two phases of Town Center GarGens. A detailed drainage and gading plan will be addressed during the prelimina~ plat process:: ~e project is subject to the review and permitting process of the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization (~O). ~e Park and Recreation Comm~ssi.on will review ~e'sketch plan at their August meeting for recommendations on park dedication and trait ,equirements. Associate Planner Geisler advised while there are many details that must be worked out in the preliminau plat and site plan stages, the proposed sketch plan is consistent with the first two phases of Town Center Gardens. Staff finds the sketch plan generally acceptable subjedt to ~rther review of grading and drainage, street design, and overall densiW on the site. Chairperson Nixt announced' although this is not a public heating, he will be taking comments fkom the public. Phil Dommer of Brightkeys Development stated he is available for questions. Fred Mertens, 7404 149th Avenue NW, stated his property is about 330 feet from the proposed development. He stated there are several things about the development that he opposes adamantly. First is the apartments included in the plan. He stated people that rent homes do not have the tendency to take good care of their property and landlords tend to let them fall into disrepair. I-le does not have the desire to have something like that close to his home. Also, Planning Commission/August 5, 2004 Page 21 of 40