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• • • 20 1001.021 -4 1001.024 reserved 1001.025 COLLABORATIVE DESIGN PROCESS (1) Purpose. The purposes of the collaborative design process are: (a) to incorporate into the design of the project the goals and public values in the Comprehensive Plan and other elements deemed to serve publicpurposes; (b) to gather information and obtain guidance as to the general suitability of the proposal for the area in which it is proposed and its conformity to city policies; (c) to determine as early as possible if a Planned Unit Development is the most appropriate and effective means of achieving the goals of the Comprehensive Plan and complying with the City's site performance standards; (d) to recognize the economic needs of the project and incorporate them into the project design; (e) to provide the opportunity to accomplish these purposes before incurring the substantial public or private expense of preparing detailed plans and information required for formal application and review of a preliminary plat. (2) City staff and the applicant shall meet to collaborate on the project to incorporate the goals and public values in the Comprehensive Plan. Specialists with expertise on the issues and elements of the site shall be included in the process when deemed appropriate by the City or the applicant. For projects that include land within Environmentally Sensitive Areas as indicated on the City's landscape scale map, the discussions and meetings shall include representatives of the Rice Creek Watershed District, if the site is within the Rice Creek Watershed, or the Vadnais Lake Area Watershed Management Organization if the site is within the Vadnais Lake Area Watershed. (3) The collaborative design process shall include three steps: the initial collaboration meeting; the neighborhood meeting; and the collaborative design meeting. Initial Collaboration Meeting. (a) Prior to preparing and submitting the concept plan under the requirements of this chapter, an applicant for a project requiring a plat or Planned Unit Development (PUD) shall meet with city staff to discuss the proposed development, the requirements for pursuing a development application, the collaborative design process, and other issues relevant to the project. draft revisions to Chapter 1001 subdivisions draft September 2011 Page 20 of 77