Minutes - Planning Commission - 05/03/2018

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Jill Hauck, 16950 Neon Street NW, explained she was hoping to split her lot and sell her home so she could move to Michigan and provide a house for her grandson. The Commission supported Ms. Hauck moving forward with her lot split. 6.01: Review Concept Plan for Greenway Terrace Phase 2 (Project#18-02); Case of Aeon Presentation City Planner McGuire Brigl presented the Staff Report stating the purpose of this case is to review a concept plan for Phase 2 of Greenway Terrace. The proposed apartment building has approximately 60 workforce housing units, ranging from 1 to 4 bedrooms. The proposed project has parking on the first sub-level,partially sub-grade, with units on levels 1 through 4. Each floor has approximately 15 units. The current site plan shows a community garden, a playground, and the building will mirror phase 1 in order to create a courtyard between the buildings. City Planner McGuire Brigl commented the site is generally on the west half of the parcel north of E Ramsey Parkway, east of East Town Center Drive, south of 146th Ave NW and west of Traprock St. Phase 1, approved in 2017, is currently being built and is located east of this project. The site is zoned COR 4c, generally allowing a minimum density of 15 units per acre. The site is approximately 1.4 acres. The City of Ramsey Community Development Department wrote a letter of support for this project to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency as Aeon attempts to secure financing for this workforce housing project. This project supports the goals of the City in relation to transit-oriented development, workforce housing near the COR and Northstar Station, and will help us reach the goals of our 2040 Comprehensive Plan. It was noted Aeon is looking for general feedback relating to this project. Commission Business Commissioner VanScoy stated he was excited to see this project move forward. Leslie Roering, Aeon representative, explained her company would be applying for funding in June and hoped to break ground on this project next spring. She anticipated the new housing would be open to the public in 2020. The Commission supported this item moving forward. 6.02: Review Resubmitted Concept of Shade Tree Cottages; Case of Shade Tree Communities Presentation Community Development Director Gladhill presented the Staff Report stating Shade Tree Communities has contacted the City and expressed a desire to resubmit a proposed plat known as Shade Tree Cottages. This is a project that went through City review approximately ten(10)years ago and received final plat and site plan approval as well as a zoning amendment to rezone the Planning Commission/May 3,2018 Page 9 of 11