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(;ardcns. Staff is recommending this request be granted again, contingent on the applicant entering into a Development Agreement for the grading work. She advised staff is recommending approval of the preliminary plat and site plan, contingent on the City Staff Review I,ctter, Engineering Staff review comments, revision of the architectural elevations to include additional brick on the units on Bunker Lake Boulevard, and the developer entering into a Development Agreement to begin grading work prior to receiving final plat approval. (',ouncilmcmber Cook questioned if the site plan approval can proceed without first addressing thc rczoning and PUD consideration in Case Nos. 5 and 6. Associate Planner Geisler replied the approval can be contingent on the rezoning and the PUD. Mayor Gamec requested a review of Case Nos. 5 and 6. Associate Planner Geisler distributed amended findings of fact for Case No. 5 with an updated legal description. She explained the PUD rezoning request would allow for a combination of single-family homes and townhomes, as well as some minor setback deviations for the townhomc units. She explained Case No. 6 is the adoption of an ordinance to rezone the portion of thc Town (;enter Gardens 3~d Additions land use designation from Medium Density Residential to Mixed Use; this request was approved by the City Council on December 14, 2004. 'l'he Metropolitan Council has also approved the request. Along with the Comprehensive Plan Amendment request, the property must be rezoned to Town Center - TC-4a to accommodate the proposed preliminary plat. The City Council introduced the ordinance to approve this request on December 14, 2004; the ordinance is now ready for adoption. Councilmember Cook inquired if a PUD would limit the City's ability to check on the open space in certain areas. Associate Planner Geisler replied staff is confident the developer is meeting the open space requirements. There was a typo found on the developer's plans at the last moment that staff wanted to have verified. The open space verification should be a contingency of the plat approval. Councilm ember Elvig noted there is a long string of townhomes against CR 116. It is difficult to tell by the plan what texturing will be on the surface of the buildings and he would suggest they may want to require staggering the fronts of the townhomes. Mayor Gamec inquired if the townhomes to the east are staggered. Associate Planner Geisler replied there is a little staggering in the buildings of the first addition of about ten feet. She explained the unit types being proposed at this time are not exactly the same as those in the first addition. Different materials and colors are being proposed. There is some staggering within the buildings and some of the end units are set back a little compared to thc interior units. City Council/April 12, 2005 Page 15 of 35