Agenda - Planning Commission - 11/07/2002

Home

I Associate Planner Wald stated the Comprehensive Plan stated south of the platted outlot is zoned medium density and north is designated for mixed use. She Stated they have not rezoned the B-1 to mixed use yet. I I I I I I I I I I I I I Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Reeve, to recommend that City Council adopt Findings of Fact relating to a request from Turtle Moon Inc. to rezone property from B-1 Business to R-2 Residential with the findings of fact favorable. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Reeve, and Brauer. Voting No: Commissioner Kociscak. Absent: Commissioners Johnson and Watson. : Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Brauer, to recommend that City Council approve the request to rezone property, based on the Findings of Fact. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Brauer, .and Reeve. Voting No: Commissioner Kociscak. Absent: Commissioner Johnson and Watson. Case #8: Request for Preliminary Plat of Rivenwick 3ra Addition; Case Turtle Moon, Inc. Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 8:25 p.m. in order to reopen the public hearing. Public Hearing Chairperson Nixt reopened the public hearing at 8:25 p.m. Presentation Associate Planner Wald stated the City has.received an application from Turtle-Moon Inc. for preliminary plat review of a townhome development. The property is generally located south of Riverdale Drive and north of the existing Rivenwick urban residential-development. The project area is approximately 19.46 acres in size. The maximum net density established in the R-2 District is 7 units per acre. The preliminary plat is proposing to development 112 townhouse units. The development contains an MSA road and therefore net area for the project is 16 acres. Net density for the proposed development is 7 units per acre; this complies with City Code. outlined in the preliminary plat, Outlot D and E of Rivenwick has been platted to represent the potential alignment of Riverdale Drive. The developer is propos'ing to shift the proposed Riverdale Drive alignment to the north in order to provide a public street through the development. Property located south of Outlot E and D is zoned R-2, property located to the north is zoned B-1 Business. The proposed realignment of Riverdale Drive to the north results in a small portion of the project area being zoned B-1 Business. The portion of the property zoned B-1 will need to be rezoned to R-2 in order to facilitate the proposed townhouse idevelopment. Planning Commission/October 10, 2002 Page 7 of 20 P19