Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/04/2001

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CASE #: ~ REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN REVIEW OF BULOW'S TOWNHOME ADDITION; CASE OF CHRIS BULOW, BULOW, INC. By: Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik Background: Chris Bulow has applied for sketch plan review to develop 8 for-sale townhome umts on property located on the northeast comer of Sunfish Lake Blvd. and Riverdale Dr. Concurrently with the sketch plan review, Mr. Bulow has submitted applications for rezoning and a comprehensive plan amendment for the same property. The following items are enclosed: a) b) c) Site location map Sketch plan City Staff Review Letter dated September 27, 2001 Notification: Property owners within 350 feet of the subject property were notified for the rezoning and comprehensive plan amendment requests. Observations: The property is 23,800 square feet or .55 acres in size and is located within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). The Applicant is proposing to develop eight towhome units on the property, which results in a density of 14.64 units per acre. The property is currently zoned B-3 Highway Business and' residential uses are not a permitted use in this district. The property is also located in the Mississippi Critical River Overlay District. The Critical Area Plan establishes that all developments in this District should be processed as a planned unit development. As mentioned previously, Mr. Bulow is also asking the City to consider rezoning the property and for a comprehensive plan amendment. The City Code standards for lot sizes in the highest density residential district is 3,000 square feet per unit which would equate to 24,000 square feet in this case (8 units X 3,000 square feet per unit). The parcel is slightly deficient of that requirement at 23,161 square feet. A modification to the number of units or a variance will be required. The sketch plan proposes two access points on Sunfish Lake Blvd. and one access point onto Riverdale Drive. Staff~ecommends that the two accesses onto Sunfish Lake Blvd., which are in close proximity to one another, be combined into a single access. The location of this access point should be made with consideration of point of neighbor accesses, which should also be shown on the plan.