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f' <br /> 6.02: Public Hearing: Consider Request for Sketch Plan, Zoning Amendment, and <br /> Comprehensive Plan Amendment Related to a Proposed Second School Campus for <br /> PACT Charter School on the Property Located at 7633161st Avenue NW(Project No. G <br /> 22--107); C qe of PACT Cbirter Sebool <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Chairperson Bauer explained how he and Commissioner VanScoy are involved in the Church of <br /> Saint Katharine Drexel, which owns the subject property, and therefore both will be abstaining <br /> from this discussion and vote. <br /> G <br /> Commissioner Gengler called the public hearing to order at 7:19 p.m. <br /> Presentation <br /> i <br /> Senior Planner Anderson presented the staff report stating that a sketch plan is intended to provide <br /> the Planning Commission an opportunity to review a proposal and provide initial feedback to the <br /> applicant before development of more detailed engineering plans which can be very costly. No <br /> formal action is required on the sketch plan. If the Planning Commission is supportive of PACT ' <br /> establishing a new school campus on the subject property,then it should recommend that the City <br /> Council adopt Resolution #22-050 and Ordinance #22-15. The former would approve a <br /> I <br /> Comprehensive Plan Amendment and direct staff to formally submit an application to the <br /> Metropolitan Council to reguide the western 18 acres of the subject property to Public/Institutional. <br /> The latter would rezone the western 18 acres to Public/Quasi-Public and be subject to the <br /> Comprehensive Plan Amendment approval. <br /> Commissioner Walker asked the residential lot sizes along 161St to the north of the subject <br /> property. <br /> Senior Planner Anderson replied that those lots range from about one acre to a few acres in size. <br /> He stated that east of Variolite Street there are properties roughly one quarter acre in size that are <br /> zoned for 80 foot lots with sewer and water. He stated that the lots to the north and south are still <br /> larger lots on private septic. <br /> Commissioner Walker stated that he believes 161St is scheduled to be resurfaced in 2023 or 2024. <br /> He rioted that the road would require upgrades in order to support a school and asked who would <br /> be responsible for those costs. <br /> Senior Planner Anderson ,replied that the developer would be responsible for any road ' <br /> improvements needed to support the development. <br /> 1 <br /> Commissioner Walker asked how the existing residents would be buffered from this use and sports <br /> activity on the property. <br /> E <br /> I <br /> r <br /> Planning Commission/February 24,.2022 j <br /> Page 4 of 26 <br />