Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/07/2006

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Public Hearing REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM B-2 BUSINESS TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD); CASE OF DPM INVESTMENTS, INC By: Amy Geisler, AICP, Associate Planner Background: CASE # ~ DPM Investments, Inc. has applied for a rezoning from B-2 Business to Planned Unit Development (PUD) on the property located on the east side of Ebony Street just south of the Super Bowl. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site Location Map b) Preliminary Plat c) Proposed Findings of Fact d) Proposed Ordinance Notification: Property owners within 700 feet were notified of the public hearing. Observations: The applicant is proposing to develop 6 twinhome units (3 two-unit buildings) on the subject property. The property is located within the Mississippi River Overlay District, but over 800 feet from the river itself. City Staff is in the process of updating the Overlay District requirements. The draft code and the Comprehensive Plan require all new development in the river corridor to be processed as a Planned Unit Development, in order to allow some flexibility in the design of new development while protecting the river ecology. The submitted preliminary plat and preliminary site plan meet were evaluated according to current R-2 Medium Density Residential standards for twinhomes. The plan meets all requirements with the exception of lot width. The R-2 District requires a 50-foot lot width, and the plan shows five 40-foot lots and one 44-foot lot. Staff is recommending that the reduced lot width be considered for approval because the proposal is meeting all other lot standards and setback requirements, and because the twinhome buildings will have less bulk and a lower profile than the townhome buildings that were previously proposed for this site. 9