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• STAFF ORIGINATOR: MEETING DATE: TOPIC: AGENDA ITEM 6.C.v Paul Bengtson October 24, 2005 Final Plan — Legacy Hotel (Country Inn and Suites) Legacy at Woods Edge BACKGROUND The Hartford Group has applied for a Planned Unit Development final plan for a hotel within the Legacy at Wood's Edge project located on the southeast quadrant of Interstate 35W and Lake Drive. The final plan consists of the building plans for the hotel as well as the final plat for the lot (Village No. 4). Though a Hotel is not currently listed as a permissible use in Chapter 3 of the Lino Lakes Town Center Design & Development Guide, included on this agenda is a staff initiated amendment to the Planned Unit Development to allow a Hotel as a permissible use in the commercial districts. ANALYSIS Governing Plans This site is located within the Legacy at Woods Edge project and is therefore subject to the Lino Lakes Town Center Design & Development Guide that was adopted by Ordinance 04 -04 as part of the original Planned Unit Development for the site. The layout generally follows the original Legacy at Wood's Edge layout, with the exception of the combination of lots 11 and 12 to create a single lot. The main entry of the building will be from the parking lot, which is atypical for this type of urban development. However, a secondary access is provided on the building front to service registered guests of the hotel. The proposed Hotel is located in a Commercial Land Use Area were acceptable Building Type is Commercial with a minimum number of floors for all uses of one and a maximum of 3. The Regulating plan of the development guide includes the required street framework, which is currently under construction as part of the city's improvements in the area. This will include the pedestrian streetscape as part of a future phase of construction. The plan also indicates a build -to line for this portion of that block which will require that the building be close to the edge of the street to create an intimate pedestrian environment. The Regulating Plan does not indicate any `Required Building Entries' on this site, nor any `Gateways'. However, an `Architectural Feature' is indicated on the plans at the point that Town Center Parkway curves to the east. •