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DESIGN REVIEW BOARD <br />June 12, 1991 <br />available to Birch. <br />2. Comprehensive Plan amendment to get Birch's land into the MUSA <br />boundary. The council has authorized this and the request has recently <br />been submitted to the Metropolitan Council. <br />3. Completion of a tax increment financing agreement. The site is the old <br />Hanson gravel pit and as a result "soil corrections" are needed before <br />any development can happen. State law permits tax increment financing <br />for soil correction. Ron Batty, the city's development attorney is <br />completing the agreement at this time. <br />4. Rezoning of the land from R -X, Rural Executive to R -3 Medium Density <br />Residential to R -5 Planned Unit Development. The rezoning to R -3 is <br />necessary as the city's zoning ordinance does not permit rezonings to R- <br />5 Planned Unit Development to increase density. <br />5. Preliminary plat approval. <br />Birch's preliminary plat shows a slightly different configuration of dwellings than was <br />on the concept plan. And, it's really not as good as shown on the concept plan. The <br />reason for this is the insistence of the DNR on a 100 foot setback from Lake Amelia <br />and not the 50 feet it had originally agreed. The result is a less curvilinear design and <br />it appears a little more dense. In reality the density is the same. The DNR, by not <br />showing any flexibility, has caused a deterioration in quality of design. <br />With regard to the preliminary plat please see Dan Boxrud's review of engineering <br />issues. <br />Comprehensive Plan: The 1990 Comprehensive Plan shows the land being reserved <br />for future residential use. A 1991 plan amendment has been submitted to the <br />Metropolitan Council to show the land 1) within the Metropolitan Urban Services Area, <br />and 2) available for multiple family housing. <br />The 1989 Housing Analysis completed for the city documents a need for townhouses <br />and other multiple - family dwellings in the city. The high -value townhouses would <br />serve a niche in the housing market not presently provided by the city. <br />Zoning: Present zoning is R -X Rural Executive. Rezoning to R -3 Medium Density <br />Residential and R -5 Planned Unit Development is proposed. <br />8 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />