Agenda - Council Work Session - 05/02/2006

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Topic Report: Ebony Woods Sketch Plan By! Assistant Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik Background: Tim Holm submitted a sketch plan to develop 8 townhome units (2 4-unit structures) on the property located on the east side of Ebony Street N.W., just south of Superbowl. The proposed units would be two stories with a main floor bedroom, The subject property is approximately 1.1 acres in size and is zoned B-2 Business. Development of the property with townhomes will require an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to change the land use from places to shop to medium density residential. The Comprehensive Plan amendment, if approved, would be followed up with a rezoning of the property from B-2 Business to R-2 Medium Density Residential. The sketch plan proposed 8 units on the 1.1 acres. This equates to a density of 7.3 units per acre, which exceeds City Code standards. The'i~roperty is located in the Mississippi River Overlay District and compliance with those requirements would have to be demonstrated at the time of preliminary plat review. The Planning Commission reviewed the sketch plan on April 6. Several neighborhood residents were present to express their opposition to the townhome development, noting that crime in the area has increased along with the increase in towhouse developments. The residents preferred that the property remain zoned as commercial. The Planning Commission stated that if they were to consider a comprehensive plan amendment, the number of un/ts would have to be reduced. They also suggested that the developer meet with the neighbors and try to develop a plan that is acceptable to both the applicant and the neighbors. Subsequent to the Planning Commission meeting, the Applicant has reduced the proposed number of units to six (6). · Attachments: ;:, :a) ~:~Site:tocati~nmap b) Sketch plan