Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/27/2017

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CC Work Session Meeting Date: 06/27/2017 Submitted For: Tim Gladhill, Community Development By: Eric Maass, Community Development 2. 4. Information Title: Consider Options for Proposed Plat Known as Northfork Meadows Located Near Puma Street and Alpine Drive; Case of Paxmar (Project #17-126) Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to review a options for a proposed 149 lot subdivision (56 detached single-family lots with 65 foot wide lots, and 93 detached townhome lots). The project has undergone Sketch Plan Review with the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission outlined a number of concerns indicated in the attached minutes from June 13. Primarily, the Planning Commission desires to check in with the City Council before taking next steps. If the City Council is open to considering this project and required Comprehensive Plan Amendment, the Planning Commission desires to host a public workshop to address concerns raised in the current public comment period. A Sketch Plan affords the Planning Commission the opportunity to review a project before it enters the official Preliminary Plat stage. The Preliminary Plat (future step) is the most important step in the review process and gives the project 'entitlement' to the project. Please note that the request requires a Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The City can approve said amendment, but is not obligated to approve said amendment. The City has discretion on how to move forward with the request. It is worth noting that an existing goal of the Comprehensive Plan is to provide for more meaningful density transitioning. This goal was in response to the practice of simply relying on landscaping buffer as a means of transition, as opposed to transition of actual lot size. This goal seems to have been confirmed through the early stages of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update. Notification: Staff attempted to notify all Property Owners within 700 feet of the Subject Property of the Sketch Plan Review. Observations/Alternatives: There are a number of layers to the review of this project. Please see the attached review letter for specific review. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following: • Comprehensive Plan Amendment • Compliance with Zoning and Subdivision Code In this case, Sketch Plan Review is a critical path for this project given that a Comprehensive Plan Amendment is required. There is known opposition to the project. The project also appears to have a level of support as well. There is not strong consensus in either direction. Staff needs Planning Commission and City Council direction in order to respond to the request. At this time, Staff can only layout pros and cons to the project. Pros • Additional residential units/tax base/demographics for retail growth. • Completion of Puma Street concurrently to existing project (Riverstone Addition/Bunker Lake Industrial Park). • Potential for a quality residential project. Potential to be similar to adjacent project that has existing support from community.