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REQUEST FO~COM~PREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT <br />FOR THE PROPbSEDrP~AT ~F BROOKFIELD ADDITION; <br />CASE OF~OAKWOOo L~ND DEVELOPMENT <br /> By:~AmY Geisler Associate Planner <br /> <br />CASE # 5 <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Oakwood Land Development has submitted an application for an amendment to the 2001 <br />Comprehensive Plan. The request is to ehaflge th~ land use designation from Rural Developing to <br />Low Density Residential on the! PrOPerty igenerally located south of Trott Brook and west of <br />Nowthen Blvd. The amendment :to the c0mpre~ensive Plan, along with a subdivision request, <br />would allow the applicant to develop the property with single-family homes served by .sanitary <br />sewer and municipal water. <br /> <br />The following items are'enclosed for yoUr'information: <br /> <br /> a) Site Location Map ~ <br /> b) Sketch Plan <br /> c) Draft Planning Commission,meeting minutes dated March 3, 2005 <br /> d) Proposed Resolution aPproVing the request and. authorizing submittal to Metropolitan <br /> Council . <br /> <br />Notification: = <br /> <br />State law requires that the City notify property, oWners-within 350 feet be notified of the request <br />and public hearing date. Staff attempted to~notifyi property owners within 700 feet of the subject <br />property. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />Oakwood Land Development is proPosing ~to extend sanitary sewer and municipal water to the <br />subject property, located in the Rr~! Rcside,ntial ~ Rural Developing District: The sketch plan is <br />proposing to develop thc property with single' family homes at urban densities. The 2001 <br />Comprehensive Plan designates ~hc subject Pr°¢erty as Rural Developing. Development of <br />Brookfield Addition with urban Services rCquircs,a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to change <br />the subject property's land use designation fi.om Rural Developing to Low Density Residential. <br /> <br />On January 4, 2005, the City COUncil and the~ Planning-Commission provided Staff and the <br />consultants with direction and cbmments that basically expanded the scope of the current <br />Comprehensive Plan update fr°m an amendment to a re-write. The expanded scope of the <br />comprehensive plan amendment Will extend the time frame to comPlete the amendment process. <br />In the mean time, Oakwo°d Land Dcv¢10pmcnt has exercised their right to apply for a <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendmentt° consider the land use designations necessary for them to go <br />forward with the development of Brookfi01d Addition, as well as their proposed subdivision, <br />Sweet Bay Ridge. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission reviewed the, sketch plan for Brookfield Addition at its January 6th <br />and March 3'~ meetings, and held a publie'he~ng.on the request for Comprehensive Plan <br />Amendment at the March 3~a ni~eting.: 'comm'~ts received at the public hearing included <br /> <br /> <br />