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. 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 # b DPM Investments, Inc. has appli~d 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) Zoning/land use exhipit c) Findings of fact for denial d) Findings of fact for approval e) Proposed ordinance *Meeting minutes are included with tlte Preliminary Plat case* . Notification: Property owners within 700 feet were notified of the public hearing. . Funding Source: Staff time necessary to review the proposed rezoning is paid for by the applicant from the escrow deposited with the land use application. . 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 were evaluated according to current R-2 Medium Density Residential standards for twinhomes. The plan meets all requirements with the exceptionoflot width. The R-2 District requires a 50-foot lot width, and the plan shows five 40- foot lots and one 44-foot lot. The lot width deviation is permitted if the rezoning request to PUD is approved. -211-