Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/07/2020

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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Date: 05/07/2020 Submitted For: Chloe McGuire Brigl, Community Development By: Eric Maass, Community Development 6. 1. Information Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider Ordinance #20-06 Approving Zoning Amendment of Part of Subject Property from R-1 Residential (MUSA) District to R-1 Detached Villas (Project #20-104 Northfork Meadows); Case ofAKM Farm, LLC (Paxmar) Purpose/Background: The purpose of this case is to consider a requested rezoning of a 30.5 acre parcel located generally east of Puma Street and South of Alpine Drive. The Applicant is seeking to rezone a portion of the property from the R-1 Residential (MUSA) District to the R-1 Residential District (Detached Villas). Generally speaking the eastern and southern portion of the property will remain within the R-1 Residential (MUSA) District for the purposes of developing lots which are a minimum of 80 feet wide and serve as density transitioning. The remainder of the property would be rezoned to the R-1 Residential District (Detached Villas) for the purposes of developing lots which are a minimum of 65 feet wide. The Planning Commission previously reviewed this case at its meeting on December 5, 2019 and recommended introduction of Ordinance 19-16 that would have rezoned the Subject Property as it is currently being requested. Staff is bringing a revised Ordinance before the Planning Commission and City Council due to the change in the calendar year and the need to adopt the ordinance in the same calendar year as it is introduced. For the sake of transparency City Staff have noticed this action for another public hearing; however, the requested rezoning is no different than what was considered at your December 5, 2019 meeting. Notification: Staff published the Notice of Public Hearing in the Anoka County UnionHerald. City Staff also attempted to notify all property owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property, of the request by U.S. Mail. Observations/Alternatives: Observations The Applicant has only requested consideration of the proposed rezoning at this time. The Applicant has indicated a desire to wait on any preliminary plat application until after the City considers the rezoning request. The Applicant has however submitted a sketch plan that would coincide with the requested rezoning for reference and that sketch plan has been included with this case for context. Two sketch plans have been included with this case. One sketch plan is the sketch plan that was submitted by the Applicant with the rezoning request and the other sketch plan is the sketch plan previously reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council. The sketch plan submitted with this rezoning request shows a reduced amount of land that would remain zoned R-1 (MUSA) and as a result is in conflict with the City's 2040 Future Land Use Map for the area. The proposed split rezoning between R-1 (MUSA) and R-1 (Detached Villa) shown in the previously reviewed sketch plan complies with the City's Future Land Use Map as shown in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan which is currently being reviewed by the Metropolitan Council. City Staff have coordinated a number of public workshops on this project dating back to 2017 allowing for a number of opportunities for interested members of the public to provide their input and shape the project. The City Council was supportive of an "L Shaped" rezoning, with the larger, 80-foot wide lots along the eastern and southern boundaries. The Applicant submitted a revised sketch plan