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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS INC. <br />PLANNING REPORT <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />RE: <br />FILE NO: <br />Little Canada Planning Commission <br />Anne Bronken /David Licht <br />24 February 1983 <br />Little Canada - Heather Oaks Planned Unit Development <br />758.09 - 82.08 <br />2Od <br />FEB 25 1983 <br />CITY OF <br />LITTLE CANADA <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Plans have been submitted for a planned unit development consisting of 15 <br />two -unit structures on a 7.28 acre site located northwest of the intersection <br />of I -35E and Highway 36 (see Site Location Map, attached). The site is zoned <br />R -2, Medium Density Residential, in which two - family structures are a per- <br />mitted use. The site is surrounded by the following land uses and zoning <br />districts: <br />North <br />East <br />South <br />West <br />Land Use <br />Multiple Family Structure <br />Vacant <br />Interstate right -of -way <br />vacant <br />Single Family Homes <br />Zoning District <br />R -3, High Density Residential <br />R -1, Single Family Residential <br />R -1, Single Family Residential <br />R -1, Single Family Residential <br />The applicant is proposing to subdivide the property along an existing sewer <br />easement and develop only the southern half. The northern lot is basically <br />a pr)tected wetland. <br />The applicant has also requested variances from design requirements of the <br />P.U.D., which will be discussed in the following text. <br />ISSUES AND ANALYSIS: <br />Comprehensive Plan. The proposed use is consistent with the recommended <br />development for the area, i.e. from page 104 of the Development Framework, <br />"The City should consider planned unit development with clustered housing <br />to take the best advantage of the terrain ". <br />41 <br />4820 minnetonka boulevard, suite 420 minneapolis, mn 55416 612/925 -9420 <br />