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<br />CASE # J <br /> <br />Public Hearing <br />REQUEST FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; <br />CASE OF DPM INVESTMENTS, INC <br />By: Amy Geisler, AICP, Associate Planner <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />DPM Investments has submitted an application for an amendment to the 2001 Comprehensive <br />Plan. The request is to change the land use designation from Places to Shop to Medium Density <br />Residential on the property located on the east side of Ebony Street, just south of the Super Bowl. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Site location map <br />b) Preliminary plat <br />c) Proposed Resolution approvmg the request and authorizing submittal to the <br />Metropolitan Council <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />State law requires that the City notify property owners within 350 feet of the subject property of <br />the request and public hearing date. Staff attempted to notify property owners within 700 feet of <br />the subject property. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />DPM Investments is proposing to develop the site with 6 twinhome units (3 two-unit buildings), <br />which would require a land use change from Places to Shop to Medium-Density Residential. A <br />Zoning Amendment is also before the Planning Commission for consideration. <br /> <br />The subject property is bordered on the north by the Superbowl. building, on the west by mini- <br />storage units and single-family homes, on the south by a vacant single-family lot, and on the east <br />by single-family homes. <br /> <br />On April 26, 2005, the City Council adopted an Interim Policy for proposed land use changes <br />that are requested prior to the completion of the Comprehensive Plan update. The interim policy <br />reads as follows, with Staff comments in italics: <br /> <br />1. The proposed land use considers traffic levels and patterns. <br />a. Traffic impacts of the proposal should be assessed for adjacent streets and affected <br />collector streets. Impacts resulting in a safety hazard, increase in fire or police response <br />time, or substantial increase in traffic congestion should be mitigated. <br />b. Potential future travel corridors should be identified and preserved where feasible. <br /> <br />The site is currently designated as Places to Shop and could be developed as a wide <br />range of highway commercial uses, including motor vehicle sales and repair, gas station, <br /> <br />1 <br />