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• COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 23, 2006 APPROVED 59 360 The meeting resumed at 9:08 p.m. 361 362 Community Development Director Grochala reviewed the proposed changes to the resolution and 363 Exhibits as follows: 364 • Page 75, first paragraph, `...following public purposes, which are listed in the Mixed Use 365 section:' 366 • Page 77, third Be It Further Resolved, #1, A variety of single family and multi -family residential 367 development will include a maximum of 1150 dwelling units, and the net residential density is to 368 be no greater than 4.5 units per acre, with no less than two-thirds of the residential area reserved 369 for low density residential development, when including all land not within the commercial area. 370 • Page 78, Add Item 8, As provided for in Ord. 24.04, the developer will be allowed to exceed the 371 stipulated growth limits, provided that the provisions of Section 3 of Ord. 24.04 are satisfied in 372 conjunction with a PUD proposal. 373 • Page 81, West Side of I -35E, fifth sentence, The net residential density shall not exceed 4.5 units 374 per acre, with no less than two-thirds of the residential area reserved for low density residential 375 development when including all land not within the commercial area. Said low-density area may 376 include detached and attached housing units, with the density not to exceed three units per acre. 377 • Page 82, second paragraph, is removed in its entirety. 378 • Page 82, section indicating 'The policy on page 27 of the comprehensive plan is amended to read 379 as follows, is removed in its entirety.' .80 81 Community Development Director Grochala commented that they have heard a lot of issues tonight, 382 and he wants to make it clear that this project has been going on for a long time. He stated that 383 master planning the corridor has been a goal of the City Council, and Staff has been working with 384 Hardwood Creek during the entire process. He indicated they have been trying to have as open a 385 process as possible, and have held numerous public meetings and public hearings. He stated they 386 have gone through the AUAR process, which looked at 4700 acres along the 35E corridor, and that 387 study was more detailed than anything involved with the Comprehensive Plan process. He indicated 388 this was not done just between Staff and the developer, it involved a 31 person Task Force. He stated 389 there were numerous meetings, and all of the information has been posted on the City's website and 390 available to the public. He noted that the AUAR is being held up as a model within the seven county 391 metro area and the state as a great example. 392 393 Community Development Director Grochala indicated there are traffic issues on CSAH 21 now 394 without this development, and they are hoping to resolve those issues with this development. He 395 stated that a large share of the industrial property along the corridor is not likely to develop anytime 396 soon. He indicated that the opportunity for commercial and residential will significantly increase the 397 tax base, and is supported by several goals of the Comprehensive Plan. He indicated that 147 housing 398 units per year does not address transportation, and it does not address open space. It is a number 399 between the low growth scenario and the high growth scenario, and is not a magic number. He noted 400 that the growth population number they heard tonight was from 1997 based on 147 units per year for 401 23 years at a specified number of people per household, however the growth management plan was •02 not adopted until 2003, and a lot had changed in that time. 403 9