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Case #5: <br /> <br />Request to Rezone PropertY' from R-1 Single Family Residential, R-2 <br />Medium Density Residential, R-3 High De.nSity Residential to Planned Unit <br />Development; Case of PuRe Homes of Minnesota, Inc. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig left the meeting. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Trudgeon explained caSe No. 5 and Case No. 6 will be <br />discussed together. He stated as part of the Summerset Meadows Preliminary Plat, Pulte Homes <br />has applied for a rezoning of property located north of Highway #10, west of Armstrong <br />Boulevard, and south of Alpine Drive. The rezoning request is from R-1 Single Family <br />Residential, R-2 Medium Density Residential, and R-3 High Density Residential to Planned Unit <br />Development (PUD). The preliminary plat covers an area of 187. acres. Pulte Homes is <br />proposing to develop 606 housing units on 136 acres 'of the site. As part of the plat, the <br />developer is creating outlots that may contain commercial development on 38.5 acres. They are <br />also reserving a 300-~bot wide corridor needed for the future Mississippi River Bridge Crossing. <br />7his corridor is nearly 14 acres in size. The residential portion of the development will consist <br />of 154 small~lot single family homes, 274 village row townhomes, and 178 court home <br />townhomes. The plat also dedicates 4.26 acres aS a public park and creates a 2.23 acre home <br />owners association park that will contain a pool, tennis and baSketball courts, and a clubhouse. <br /> <br />Mr. Tmdgeon explained the applicant is proposing that the subdivision be rezoned to a PUD due <br />to their desire to introduce neighborh6od design elements as well as to make up for the loss of <br />nearly 14 acres being given to the City for the future Mississippi River Bridge crossing. He <br />provided an overview of staff's comments to the applicant's request to deviate from the <br />following City Code items via the PUD process: <br /> · Smaller lot sizes for urban single-family lots <br /> · Narrower lot widths for urban single-family lots <br /> · Ability to construct small, single-family lots in area guided as Medium Density <br /> Residential <br /> · Narrower pubic road right-of-way than required <br /> · Four I2-unit townhome buildings (Lots 5-8, Block 7) in area previously zoned R-2 <br /> Medium Density Residential <br /> · Reduced coruer side-yard setbacks for 2 lots (Lot 1, Block 3; and'Lot 5, Block 6) <br /> <br />Mr. Trudgeon explained the PUD ordinance requires that the development haVe either 20% <br />public open space or 50% private and open space. The development is dedicating 4.26 acres of <br />0ubl. ic park, but that is only 2.2% of the land. The development, however, will have <br />;ipproximately 64% private open space as defined by City Code. He advised on a 5-1 vote, the <br />Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt findings of fact in support of <br />~l~e rezoning and adoption of the ordinance chan~ng the zoning of the Subject Property from R-1 <br />Single Family, R-2 Medium Density Residential, and. R-3 H-igh Density Residential to Planned <br />Unit Development. <br /> <br />Mr. Trudgeon indicated in March 2005 the Planning Commission reviewed the sketch plan for <br />~his development. The sketch plan showed approximately 785 units. Pulte Homes has removed <br /> <br />City Council / October 25, 2005 <br /> Page 9 of 22 <br /> <br />P67 <br /> <br /> <br />