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City Code Sections • Section 117-111: R-1 Residential (Existing Zoning and Partial Proposed Zoning) • Section 117-111: R-2 Residential (Partial Proposed Zoning) • Section 117-588: Major Plat • Section 117-614: Subdivision Design Standards Preliminary Plat/Next Steps At time of Preliminary Plat, the City requires: Grading Plan, Landscape Plan, Tree Inventory and Preservation Plan, Utility Plan, and Preliminary Plat. At this time, the Applicant and Staff are looking for high level review of the project as opposed to going into detailed engineering plans which takes place with the Preliminary Plat. It is likely that this project will need to be coupled with The Excelsior's Group project for the required Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) as they are clearly connected decisions. Planning Commission Meeting (May 7, 2020) The draft minutes for the Planning Commission meeting are attached. The Planning Commission met and held a public hearing for the proposed project. After numerous resident comments and thoughtful discussion with residents, the Planning Commission recommended Alternative 2 below, with a majority of the lots at the allowed 80 foot wide size. The written comments that the Planning Commission received are also attached for reference. The Planning Commission was held fully online due to Covid-19 and the Stay at Home Order. Staff attempted to work with residents who struggled to call in or connect via the computer, though some reported technical difficulties. For that reason, Staff does encourage the City Council to receive any new comments on this item at their meeting, noting that residents who have already commented via written comment or at the public hearing have had their comments incorporated via the attached documents (draft minutes, written comments, summary comments, and Change.org petition and comments). Alternatives Alternative 1 (Current Proposal): Recommend approval of Ordinance #20-08 rezoning the Subject Property contingent upon preliminary plat approval by the City. This would allow 55 and 65 foot wide lots on the Subject Property. The Zoning Amendment would not be finalized before a preliminary plat is approved. Recommend the Applicant move forward with developing a preliminary plat as the sketch plan indicates. Alternative 2 (Compromise Scenario): Recommend modifications to Ordinance #20-08 allowing 65 and 80 foot wide lots on the Subject Property and recommending the Applicant keep 80 foot wide lots and abutting existing residential homes, while putting smaller 65 foot wide lots interior to the site to create a natural density transition. Recommend the Applicant modify the Sketch Plan to remove 55 foot wide lots. This would keep the entire site zoned Low Density Residential and each lot size would fit within the City's current set of zoning standards. The Planning Commission supported this decision. Alternative 3 (Existing Zoning): Recommend denial of Ordinance #20-08 rezoning the Subject Property and recommend that the Applicant makes major changes to the sketch plan to comply with existing zoning (80 foot side lots) before moving forward with preliminary plat. In either case, Staff would recommend continuiing a conversation about appropriate development in this area and work to see if a compromise can be reached. It is possible that a scenario exists that maintains the same number of lots allowed by Code but clusters certain parts of the Development to maximize density transition and development creativity. Funding Source: The Applicant is responsible for all costs associated with review. Recommendation: