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<br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated the third site is located on the City’s border and is split with <br />Elk River. She added the site is currently guided for low density residential. She noted these three <br />sites together would total a little over 28 acres and seemed to be the most eligible based on City <br />Staff research. <br /> <br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated, with regard to City Council questions, the COR cannot <br />receive more density to count toward the Comprehensive Plan, unless areas guided for retail or <br />office are removed, which has not been desirable in the past. She added City Staff wrote a <br />Resolution approving the Comprehensive Plan amendment contingent upon successful re- <br />guidance and based on direction from the City Council. She noted that contingency can be <br />removed. She noted the applicant is on the line to answer questions. <br /> <br />Council Member Riley stated the City Council had discussed keeping 80-foot lots in the northern <br />part of the development. <br /> <br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated that was included as a contingency to keep low density lots <br />on the north and west shared lots. She added this can be added to the Planning Case for their <br />review. <br /> <br />Council Member Riley expressed concern that a high-density area would be replaced. He asked <br />whether the City can still move forward if the City Council does not want to replace it. <br /> <br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated the last three contingencies will stay. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked why 27.5 acres is required. <br /> <br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated the site’s 35 acres is guided high density residential, but 7 <br />acres of the site is unbuildable wetland. She added 28 acres of high-density residential space is <br />needed to make up 28 acres of high density elsewhere. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked whether that low density includes the 80-foot-wide lots. <br /> <br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl confirmed the lots are guided for high density but will be reduced <br />to medium density. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove stated she would support approval of the Resolution without the first <br />contingency. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman asked whether the 80-foot-wide lots on the northwest corner of the <br />development are still attached to this case. <br /> <br />Senior Planner McGuire Brigl stated the current request is for 65-foot-wide lots, to be reviewed <br />by the Planning Commission this week. She added City Staff supports the 80-foot width, based <br />on City Council feedback. She invited the developer to provide additional clarification. <br /> <br />City Council / August 24, 2021 <br />Page 9 of 14 <br /> <br />