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Case #8: Request to Rezone Property from B-1 Business and R-1 Single Family Residential to Planned Unit Development; Case of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. Case #9: Request for Preliminary Plat (PUD Site Plan) of The Ponds; Case of Royal Oaks Realty Case #10: Request for Site Plan Review for Townhomes Located within The Ponds Subdivision; Case of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. Case #11: Request to Appeal Board of Adjustments Decision to Deny a Variance to Height Restrictions for a Senior Apartment Building; Case of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. Case #12: Request for Site Plan Review for an Apartment Building Located within The Ponds Subdivision; Case of Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. Principal Planner Tmdgeon stated that Royal Oaks Realty has submitted an application to rezone property located at the southwest comer of CSAH 5 (Nowthen Boulevard) and Dysprosium Street from B-1 Business and R-1 Single Family Residential to Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.). The rezoning would allow the property to be subdivided for 73 single-family lots, 152 townhome units and 82 apartment units. The property is 86.71 acres in size and is within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). The preliminary plat accompanying the application proposes to develop 73 single family homes on the western part of the property, 152 townhomes along Nowthen Boulevard., and an 82 unit apartment building for senior citizens along Dysprosium St. The current Comprehensive Plan identifies this area for commercial and single family development. The March 2001 Draft Comprehensive Plan shows this area as being High Density Residential along Dysprosium Street, Medium Density Residential along Nowthen Boulevard and Low Density Residential on the western part of the property. The development property is adjacent to property that is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential, with the exception of a parcel north of the development property that is zoned R-3 Urban Residential, and a portion of the Flintwood Hills P.U.D. that is adjacent to the southeast portion of the development property. The Lord of Life Church property lying on the northeast side of Nowthen Boulevard is zoned B-l, Business and the Savannah Oaks Senior Apartment Building on the eastern side of Dysprosium is zoned MR Multi-Family Residential. A minor Comprehensive Plan amendment may be required if the March 2001 Draft Comprehensive Plan is not adopted by City Council by the time their proposal has completed all necessary reviews. The landscape plan meets the 20% open space requirement for a Planned Unit Development. City staff has reviewed the landscaping plan as part of the site plan review process. The initial landscaping plan was deficient. The developer is working on a new landscaping plan to meet the City standards. The Planning Commission held a public hearing in regards to the proposed rezoning on June 5, 2001. After review of the application, the Planning Commission recommended that the rezoning application submitted by Royal Oaks Realty be approved by the City Council. City Staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval of the request for rezoning of the property from B- I Business and R-1 Single Family Residential to Planned Unit Development. City Council/June 26, 2001 Page 13 of 28