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Background: <br />REQUEST FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT; <br />CASE OF DPM INVESTMENTS, INC <br />By: Amy Geisler, AICP, Associate Planner <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 />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br />a) Site location map <br />b) Zoning/land use exhibit <br />c) Planning Commission meeting minutes dated April 6, 2006 <br />d) City Council Work Session minutes dated May 2, 2006 <br />e) Planning Commission meeting minutes dated September 7, 2006 <br />f) Draft City Council meeting minutes dated September 26, 2006 <br />g) Draft City Council work session minutes dated October 10, 2006 <br />h) Proposed resolution for approval of the request <br />Notification: <br />Property owners within 700 feet were notified of the public hearin <br />Observations: <br />CASE # 44 <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 />rezoning request, preliminary site plan, and preliminary plat are also before the City Council for <br />consideration. <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 />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 />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 />—157— <br />