Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/12/2012

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5. PUBLIC HEARINGS/COMMISSION BUSINESS 5.01: Public Hearing: Consider Preliminary Plat Approval and Zoning Amendment for COR THREE (North Commons) Located North of Bunker Lake Boulevard and West of Armstrong Boulevard; Case of the City of Ramsey Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Public Hearing Chairperson Levine called the public hearing to order at 7:02 p.m. Presentation Senior Planner Gladhill presented the staff report. He indicated this is a 17 unit single-family development with a gross density of three units per acre. The subdivision will be serviced by existing streets but would need cuts to these streets for utilities. Landscaping will be reviewed before building permits. Staff recommends approval of the preliminary plat with the following contingencies — required amendments as outlined in the staff file. There is a zoning amendment because four units are part of North Commons, a park. Development Manager Lazan indicated they have a developer willing to build this fall with an aggressive schedule. The HRA is the applicant and will take the lead in the subdivision work creating and marketing the lots. Part of the project includes creating four lots in the park parcel; however, they are dedicating the remaining extra land acquired for park land. Senior Planner Gladhill noted that the front porch is an important design piece in the framework. Chairperson Levine questioned the homes in the park and wetland. Citizen Input None. Motion by Commissioner Van Scoy, seconded by Commissioner Schiller, to close the public hearing. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Levine, Commissioners Van Scoy, Schiller, Brauer Field, and Perez. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Bauer. Chairperson Levine closed the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. Commission Business Commissioner Van Scoy questioned the relationship between the City, HRA and the developer regarding fees. Planning Commission/June 19, 2012 Page 2of5