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City Council Meeting <br />February 20, 2024 Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: <br /> <br />Site Data. <br />Total Site Area 7.57 acres <br />Outlots (A) 0.58 acres <br />Right-of-Way (R/W) <br />Number of Units <br />1.51acres <br />48 <br />Net Density 6.34 units/acre <br /> <br />The calculation of net density in this case does not allow for netting out any area of the parcel <br />and is therefore the ratio of proposed units to total site area. The Metropolitan Council <br />determines net density through netting out wetlands and water bodies, dedication for designated <br />arterial right-of-way, wetland buffers, public parks and qualifying preserved open space. <br /> <br />Environmental Review. The entire Village Area was subject to an Alternative Urban Areawide <br />Review (AUAR) when the area was brought into the Municipal Urban Service Area (MUSA). <br />The AUAR was updated in early 2022 as required. No further environmental review is required. <br /> <br />PUD Minimum Requirements. <br />The Developer is proposing the 48 units across two lots which necessitates a PUD. A PUD is a <br />negotiated zoning district, and according to the Lake Elmo Zoning Code Article 18, Planned Unit <br />Development Regulations, zoning flexibility can be granted in order to better utilize site features <br />and to obtain a higher quality of development. <br /> <br />City Code establishes minimum thresholds a project must meet in order to qualify as a PUD. <br />Staff has found that the proposed development does meet the following minimum requirements <br />of a PUD: <br />a. Lot Area: The site area exceeds the minimum lot area for of five acres for a PUD <br />development. Requirement met. <br />b. Open Space: The PUD ordinance indicates that at least 20% of the development area not <br />within rights-of-way is to be reserved as open space. Requirement met. <br />c. Street Layout: In existing developed area, the PUD should maintain the existing street <br />grid, where present, and restore the street grid where it has been disrupted. In newly <br />developing areas, streets shall be designed to maximize connectivity in each cardinal <br />direction, except where environmental or physical constraints make this infeasible. All <br />streets shall terminate at other streets, at public land, or at a park or other community <br />facility, except that local streets may terminate in stub streets when those will be <br />connected to other streets in future phases of the development or adjacent developments. <br />Requirement met. <br />PUD Identified Objectives. <br />When evaluating a PUD proposal, the Planning Commission and City Council must find a PUD <br />meets one or more objectives contained in Article 18 and meet the minimum requirements for a <br />PUD. The Applicant has provided a response to the criteria in their narrative calling out criteria