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CASE # 8 Observations: REQUEST FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; CASE OF MN SKYLINE PARTNERS, LLC By: Breanne Dalnes, Associate Planner Background: MN Skyline Partners, LLC, has submitted an application for an amendment to the 2001 Comprehensive Plan. - The request is to change the land use designation from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential. The property is located to the west of Nowthen Boulevard (CSAH 5) and to the north of 151 Lane. The amendment to the Comprehensive Plan, coupled with a rezoning and subdivision request, would allow the applicant to develop the property with townhomes and bungalow homes. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site location map b) Proposed site plan c) Proposed preliminary plat d) Proposed Resolution Notification: According to City Code, Staff sent notices to property owners within 700 feet of the subject property for the public hearing held at the Planning Commission meeting on July 10, 2006. The applicant is proposing to develop a mix of attached and detached townhomes on this property, for a total of 51 units on about 11 acres. The proposed net density is 4.6 units per acre, and to move forward as proposed, the applicant must receive a comprehensive plan amendment to re -guide this area Medium Density Residential. The property located on the southernmost part of the proposed development will not need a comprehensive plan amendment because the density indicated on the site plan conforms to the low density residential land use designation stated in the Comprehensive Plan. The site location map included in your packet specifies the area where the amendment is requested. The request is being processed for the three, unplatted lots on the north side of the plat. Until such time as the Comprehensive Plan is updated, the City Council adopted an Interim Policy for Comprehensive Plan Amendments to serve as a guideline for reviewing, applications. Below are the criteria to be used when determining the suitability of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, with Staff comments included: