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Case #8: Request for Comprehensive Plan Amendment; Case of MN Skyline Partners, LLC Community Development Director Trudgeon indicated Case Nos. 8, 9 and 10 are all related and will be discussed together. Case No.8 relates to MN Skyline Partners, LLC's 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 (CSAR 5) and to the north of 15151 Lane. The anlendment to the Comprehensive Plan, coupled with a rezoning and subdivision request, would allow the applicant to develop the property with townhomes and bungalow homes. Mr. Trudgeon explained 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 the Council's packet specifies the area where the amendment is requested. The request is being processed for the three, unplatted lots on the north side ofthe plat. Community Development Director Trudgeon indicated 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. Mr. Trudgeon provided the following overview of the criteria to be used when determining the suitability of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment: 1. The proposed land use considers traffic levels and patterns. a. Traffic impacts of the proposal should be assessedfor adjacent streets and affected collector streets. Impacts resulting in a safety hazard, increase in fire or police response time, or substantial increase in traffic congestion should be mitigated. b. Potential future travel corridors should be identified and preserved where feasible. The proposed land use will produce more traffic than the existing land use, and the scope of this increase in traffic is outlined in the traffic generation report. This report predicts that the development will produce approximately 350 additional trips per day, half of which will exit on 15151 Lane. It is estimated that the County will require the construction of a turn lane on N owthen Boulevard at 15151 Lane. Such an upgrade will improve the safety of that intersection. Also, as part of the Meadow Development on the east side of NoV\1hen, turn lane construction at Alpine Drive and Nowthen Boulevard is required. -151-