Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/11/2020 - Joint CC & Planning

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This subdistrict of the R-2 Residential District was recently created to allow for detached medium density single-family units (detached townhomes), but not attached medium density single-family residential units (attached townhomes). Process - Sketch Plan Per City Code Section 117-588, the Sketch Plan is the first step of a Major Plat. This allows the Applicant to get high level feedback on the proposal and direction before moving forward with a preliminary plat. 1. Sketch Plan — Planning Commission 2. Preliminary Plat and Site Plan — Planning Commission + City Council 3. Final Plat — City Council Staff generally believes that the Sketch Plan conforms to appropriate Zoning Codes (pending Zoning Amendment), and the Planning Commission recommended the Applicant move forward with development of preliminary plat plans contingent upon the rezoning of the Subject Property. If the project moves forward with development of a preliminary plat, there will be an additional public hearing at a future Planning Commission meeting. Staff has attempted to give the public numerous opportunities to weigh in on the proposal thus far, but wants to note that there are future opportunities as well. Alternatives Alternative 1: Introduce Ordinance #20-02 and recommend the Applicant move forward with preparing a preliminary plat that includes staff feedback and This project generally meets the guidance of the DRAFT 2040 Comprehensive Plan and appears to meet the base requirements of the R-1 Residential (MUSA) District and R-2 Residential (Detached Villas) District respectively. The Applicant has worked with City Staff to modify the proposal to better fit with City goals and regulations. This direction would require Staff Approval of the incomplete items before preparing Preliminary Plat materials. Staff is supportive of this alternative. Alternative 2: Do not introduce Ordinance 20-02 and recommend the Applicant not move forward with preparing a preliminary plat. This would mean that the Planning Commission is generally not supportive of the project. If choosing this option, Staff recommends providing specific findings on why the City Council would not support this project. Since this project does require a Zoning Amendment, the City does have broad discretion to deny the request if desired. Funding Source: The Applicant is responsible for all costs related to this request. Recommendation: The Planning Commission recommends Alternative 1 based on guidance within the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan and comments from the public. This includes the Applicant moving forward with preliminary plat creation and the City Council introducing Ordinance #20-02 Rezoning the Subject Property to align with the DRAAFT Comprehensive Plan. Action: Motion to introduce Ordinance 20-02 approving a Zoning Amendment on the Subject Property from Planned Unit Development (PUD) to R-1 Residential (MUSA) District and R-2 Residential (Detached Villas) District and direct the Applicant to move forward with developing a Preliminary Plat. Application Site Location Map Attachments