Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/26/2023

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6. 2. Regular Planning Commission Meeting Date: 10/26/2023 Primary Strategic Plan Initiative: Promote economic growth and development. Information Title: "Waterfront Village" - Sketch Plan for Approximately 110 detached townhomes by Centra Homes Purpose/Background: Centra Homes has submitted a sketch plan for a proposed detached townhome development in the COR. The applicant has been working with the City's Economic Development Authority and was selected to submit development plans for the site at the southwest corner of Bunker Lake Boulevard and Zeolite St. NW. Centra was selected based on the unit design and adherence to COR Framework design principles over another developer. The sketch plan is the first step in the plat review process. The sketch plan is intended for the Planning Commission and neighbors to provide high-level feedback so that the applicant can then go and spend money to prepare the more detailed plans needed for a preliminary plat application. The proposed detached unit is similar to the units Centra built in "Cottages at the COR" at the southwest corner of Ramey Boulevard and Bunker Lake Boulevard. Each unit will have a front porch and front door with a rear -loaded garage. All units are two stories in height. It is recommended that the exposed end units have more architectural interest than the sides of the existing units as four-sided architecture is called out in the Framework. The interior roads are all 25-foot wide private roadways maintained by the association. Four areas are shown with parking bump -outs. All driveways are wide enough to accommodate parking for two cars. There is one dead-end stub street at the northwest corner of the site. This design has been reviewed and approved by the Fire Department and it is similar to other stub streets in the COR. Other areas of the private roadway will need to be signed "no parking fire lane." Zeolite Street and Ramsey Parkway are expected to be constructed in 2024. These roadways will each have on -street parking available for daytime use. A series of walkways are shown to provide access from the parking areas to the front doors of each unit. Some of the walkways should shift or be added to provide better access to the parking areas. The southern row of units (1-11) are shown setback a greater distance from proposed Ramsey Parkway due to a proposed storm sewer. The storm pipe design is being worked on currently and is likely to be located beneath the roadway, freeing up the land north of the roadway. The units will need to have a 15-foot build -to positioning on the site. The shifting south may allow for a few additional units next to units 30, 22, and 21. The sketch plan shows 110 units. The site is currently zoned COR-2b which is a retail subdistrict. It will need to be rezoned to COR-4b to accommodate the townhomes. This rezoning is being included with the Zoning Code Update work that has been underway for several months. Notification: Mailed notifications were sent to property owners within 700 feet of the site. A sign was not placed on the property due to the mass grading work being done with the Waterfront Park project. Recommendation: