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(;ardcns. Staff' is recommending this request be granted again, contingent on the applicant (mlering into a I)evelopment Agreement for the grading work. She advised staff is recommending approval of the preliminary plat and site plan, contingent on the City Staff [~,cvicw l Jctter, Engineering Staff review comments, revision of the architectural elevations to inclnde additional brick on the units on Bm~er Lake Boulevard, and the developer entering into ~ Dcvel~)pmcnt Agreement to begin grading work prior to receiving final plat approval. Councihnember Cook questioned if the site plan approval can proceed without first addressing thc rc×oning 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 tfingle.-family homes and townhomes, as well as some minor setback deviations for the lownhome units. She explained Case No. 6 is the adoption of an ordinance to rezone the portion of thc ~/'own Center Gardens 3rd Additions land use designation from Medium Density Residential to Mixed Use; this request was approved by the City Council on December 14, 2004. The 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 preliminm~¢ plat. The City Council introduced the ordinance to approve this request on l)ccembcr 14, 2004; the ordinance is now ready for adoption. ¢',ouncilmcmber 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 ~vantecl to have verified. The open space verification should be a contingency of the plat approval. (:ouncilmember Elvig noted there is a long string oftownhomes against CR 116. It is difficult to ix:li 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 Gamcc 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 stone 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 the interior units. City Council/April 12, 2005 Page 15 of 35