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• City Council Legacy at Woods Edge March 22, 2004 1' Design & Development Standards Ordinance 04 -04 establishes the Lino Lakes Town Center Design & Development Guide as the regulatory zoning standards for the Legacy at Woods Edge development. The standards establish the use, site layout, site amenity and architectural control guidelines for the Planned Unit Development. The Ordinance also provides that unless specified in the development guide the project is subject to the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable chapters of City Code. Staff has made some minor changes to the standards since the 1st reading of the ordinance. These changes relate specifically to Section 3.1, Allowable Uses. The purpose of the changes was to eliminate conflicts between the zoning ordinance and Development Guide for similar uses and to provide clarity to the evaluation criteria for conditional uses. The proposed changes are identified in the attached Table 1 from Section 3.1 of the Design Guide and the new Appendix A, entitled Conditional Uses. FINDINGS Rezoning to Planned Unit Development. The City shall consider possible adverse effects of the proposed amendment and its judgement shall be based upon, the criteria established in Section 2, Subdivision 1.E. of the Lino Lakes Zoning Ordinance. 1. The proposed rezoning is consistent with the specific policies and provision of the City's Comprehensive Plan. 2. The proposed mixed use development is compatible with present and future land uses of the area. 3. The proposed development conforms to all performance standards contained within the zoning ordinance. 4. The proposed use can be accommodated with existing public services and will not overburden the City's service capacity. 5. Traffic generation by the proposed use is within capabilities of streets serving the property subject to the roadway improvements proposed for the development and Lake Drive. RECOMMENDATION The intent of the rezoning to Planned Unit Development and the approval of the Development Stage Plan is to establish the overall regulatory framework, unique to the development, while allowing flexibility for individual site design. It is anticipated that modifications to building size, number and placement will happen as the project develops. However, such modifications will be subject to the requirements set forth in the Design Standards. There are several steps in the process that will commence following approval of the rezoning and Development Stage Plan. These include, but are not limited to, preparation and evaluation of the public improvement feasibility study, financial