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<br />Lino Lakes 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan Update <br /> <br />City Council re: Mixed Use 4 <br />March 5, 2018 <br />• The City approved a Comprehensive Plan Amend for the Watermark in 2016 to change the <br />northwest 10 acres of the site to Mixed Use like the remainder the development. <br />One additional area was identified in the Full Build Out Land Use Plan for development post-2040. <br />• The location is near 80th Street West of I-35E and south of Hardwood Creek, in the <br />northeastern part of the city. Due to the proposed interchange at I-35E/80th and the planned <br />northerly by-pass, the area will experience significant impact that makes it less desirable for <br />low density residential uses. Staff is recommending that the area be reclassified from Low <br />Density Residential and Medium Density Residential to Mixed Use to allow a variety of housing <br />and commercial uses that may be more compatible with transportation network improvements <br />and the adjacent planned Business Campus land uses. <br />The mixed use areas will often be developed as Planned Unit Developments (PUD), which are custom <br />zoning districts with standards negotiated with the City and the developer. The City has a high level of <br />discretion when reviewing a PUD. A PUD must be consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The City <br />Council may impose reasonable requirements in a PUD not otherwise required if the City deems it <br />necessary to promote the general health, safety and welfare of the community and surrounding area. <br />The mixed use designation also offers benefits to developers by providing an opportunity for unique <br />projects that might not fit into a standard land use designation and benefits the City by providing more <br />specific land use standards for each area. A PUD allows the City Council to negotiate with the developer to <br />require additional landscaping, higher quality architecture or similar improvements to meet the goals of the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />With standard zoning, if development proposal meets the standards outlined in the Zoning and Subdivision <br />ordinances the Council must approve it. For example, if a parcel of land is guided Low Density and zoned <br />R-1 (which is the largest land use category in the City), the City must approve the development proposal if <br />it meets the R-1 district standards. The Council cannot require additional landscaping, higher quality <br />architecture or similar improvements. <br />Discussion <br />The Council directed staff to update the 2030 Comprehensive Plan and work with the Planning & Zoning <br />Board to draft the update. The Planning & Zoning Board recommended language to better define what is <br />expected in each of the mixed use districts and add two new mixed use areas. <br />1. The Council should confirm retention of the 10 existing mixed use areas and the addition of the two <br />new mixed use areas along I-35E. <br /> <br />Next Steps <br />• We expect to deliver the draft plan to the Planning & Zoning Board on approximately March 9th for <br />discussion at the March 14th board meeting. The board should give any direction for changes to the <br />draft prior to public comment. The Council will review the draft on April 2nd. <br />• The open house to present the Draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for April 3rd. <br />• The Public Hearing is scheduled for the May 9th P&Z Board meeting