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Chairperson Nixt inquired as to when the traffic study will be completed. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski replied that the study will be completed prior to the next Planning <br />Commission meeting. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wivoda inquired if the curve along Cobalt Street is adequate to keep the speed <br />down on the road. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski replied that he thought that the curve was a good design. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wivoda inquired if there would be a bike Path in the development. <br /> <br />Community Development Assistant Wald replied that there will be a bike path along T.H. #47. <br /> <br />Motion by Commissioner Kociscak, seconded by Commissioner Reeve, to recommend that City <br />Council approve the preliminary plat for Orchard Hills contingent upon compliance with City <br />Staff Review letter dated December 5, 2000. <br /> <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Kociscak, Reeve, Griffiths, and <br />Wivoda. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Johnson. <br /> <br />Case #3: <br /> <br />Request for Site Plan Review of Orchard Hills; Case of Homestead Multi- <br />Family Development <br /> <br />Community Development Assistant Wald stated that Mike Schneider of Homestead Multi- <br />Family Development has applied for site plan review to develop 42 for-sale townhome units on <br />the property located south of 153rd Avenue NW and Bill's Superette and east of St. Francis <br />Boulevard (T.H. #47). The subject property is approximately 10.13 acres and is currently zoned <br />R-3 Urban Residential, which allows up to seven units per acre. The current Comprehensive <br />Plan targets this site for a medium density residential of up to seven units per acre. The draft <br />Comprehensive Plan targets this area for high density residential uses and high density has been <br />established at a maximum density of seven units per acre. The proposed 42 townhome units <br />equates to a gross density of 4.2 units per acre and a net density of 4.4 units per acres (net density <br />is calculated by excluding Outlot A). The project area abuts two single family rural residential <br />lots on the extreme east and a single family urban residential neighborhood on the southeast <br />boundaries. To the north of the subject property is an existing business development (Bills <br />Superette, Ramsey Clinic and Pharmacy). The site plan is proposing to construct 34 three <br />bedroom units and eight one bedroom units for a total of 42 owner/occupied townhomes. The <br />townhome units meet or exceed the minimum floor area, garage area, and setback requirements <br />established in the R-3 district. In accordance with City Code all public streets will be surfaced <br />with bituminous pavement and finished with concrete curbing. The site plan also indicated that <br />individual driveways will be paved. It has been the City's policy to require multi-family <br />developments to provide some additional parking nodes for guest parking. However, previous <br />multi-family developments were developed on private streets and there may be a public safety <br /> <br />Planning Commission/December 5, 2000 <br /> Page 8 of 17 <br /> <br /> <br />