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CASE REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT; CASE OF NATIONAL GROWTH By: Patrick Trudgeon, AICP, Community Development Director },~ackground: National Growth LLC has applied for a rezoning to Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the property located north of Potassium Street and south of 157th Lane. Thc tbllowing items are enclosed for your information: a) Site Location Map b) Preliminary Plat c) Planning Commission meeting minutes dated April 7, 2005 d) Findings of Fact to deny (drafted by Planning Commission) e) Optional Findings of Fact i) Proposed Ordinance Notification: Property (2wners located within 700 feet were notified of the proposed rezoning. State law reqttires that the City notify property owners within 350 feet be notified. ()bse~wations: The property is 10 acres in size, , zoned R-1 Single Family Residential, and located within the City's Metropolitan. Urban Service Area (IvlUSA). The applicant submitted a preliminary plat a~d site plan that is proposing to develop 23 single unit detached, townhomes. The City of P-,amsey Comprehensive Plan designates this area for low density residential development not to ~:xceed a net density of 3 units per acre or up to 4 units per net acre with the utilization of townhomes and processed as a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The net density of the proposed subdivision is 3.3 units per acre. The applicant is requesting a PUD zoning in order to appropriately accommodate development along the wetlands and to utilize detached townhomes on the subject property. The ~bllowing is a listing of deviations from C!ty Code that the applicant is requesting to be ~:onsidered as part of the PUD request. ,Smaller lot sizes. Current regulations require single family lots to be at least '10,800 square I"eet in size. The development is proposing lots sizes of 3,600 square feet and 3,772 square t;eet. -195-