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STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor Keis and Members of the City Council FROM: Chris Heineman, City Administrator Corrin Wendell, Community Development Director DATE: March 23, 2022 RE: U.S. Home, LLC Proposed Development – 3036 Vanderbie Street BACKGROUND: In December of 2021, Lennar Corporation (U.S. Home, LLC) entered into a purchase agreement for the 17+ acre Heinel property. Shortly after, they announced that they had also entered into a purchase agreement for the adjacent Wilson parcels totaling 2.57 acres. Since then, staff has been in contact with Melissa Duce of Lennar and Bob Barth from WSB discussing a potential concept plan for the proposed 184-unit townhome development. City staff has conducted several meetings and completed an initial review of the proposed development according to the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code. At this time, the developers have chosen to move forward with a presentation at the City Council workshop on March 23 to discuss the proposed concept plan. The developer has also scheduled an informational neighborhood meeting on Thursday, March 24 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm in the cafeteria at Little Canada Elementary School. Additional information will be provided at the workshop. Proposal: U.S. Home, LLC is proposing to develop 21 acres at the northern end of Vanderbie Street and south of County Road D East (formerly known as the Heinel and Wilson properties). Lennar has submitted a 184-townhome concept plan to the City. The density of this future community will be similar to the Pitrina Park Terrace community. Comprehensive Plan: The City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan guides these parcels for Medium and High Density Residential, with a density range of 4-10 (Medium Density) to 10-29 (High Density) units/acre. The Comp Plan does support the development of townhomes at a medium or high-density range. At 184 units/21 acres, the proposed density is approximately 8.7 units per acre. Zoning: The parcels are currently zoned R-1, Low Density Residential, and have existing single-family homes on each parcel. With the Comp Plan guiding these parcels for medium and high-density residential, the developer would need to apply for a rezoning from R-1 to R-2 (or R-3 depending on overall density). Based on the proposed density, it is anticipated that the developer will apply for rezoning the entire parcel from R-1 (Low Density) to R-2 (Medium Density).