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City of Lake Elmo • 3800 Laverne Ave N., Lake Elmo, MN 55042 • 651-747-3911 <br /> <br /> <br />The proposed development will have to keep as close to the same amount of land guided <br />for each use as feasible. Specifically, the amount HDR land outside of the arterial ROW <br />along Manning cannot be reduced. This can be accomplished by a reduction of 2.51 <br />acres from MDR and addition to the HDR. Units will need to be adjusted accordingly. <br /> <br />Land Uses <br />Rezoning will be required consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The concept plan <br />shows multiple land uses across the MDR and HDR zoning districts. Conformance can <br />be achieved through rezoning, a comprehensive plan amendment, and PUD. (Met) <br /> <br />Preliminary, and Final PUD <br />Any future submittal should address the requirements of the Planned Unit Development <br />Code Article XVIII. <br /> <br />PUD Minimum Requirements (Sec. 105.12.1150) <br />1. A PUD must include a minimum of five (5) acres (Met, total 79.3 acres) <br />2. For all PUDs, at least 20 percent of the project area not within street rights- of-way <br />shall be preserved as protected open space. (Met, open space is proposed at 23%) <br />3. In newly developing areas, streets shall be designed to maximize connectivity in <br />each cardinal direction, except where environmental or physical constraints make this <br />infeasible. All streets shall terminate at other streets, at public land, or at a park or <br />other community facility. (Met, See City Engineer’s comments on this issue) <br /> <br />PUD Identified Objectives (Sec. 105.12.1130) <br />When reviewing requests for approval of a planned unit development, the City shall <br />consider whether one or more of the objectives listed below will be served or achieved. It <br />is the responsibility of the applicant to provide a narrative of how the proposed planned <br />development meets one or more of the City's identified objectives 1 through 10. Planned <br />unit developments should not be allowed simply for the purpose of increasing overall <br />density or allowing development that otherwise could not be approved. <br />(It appears that multiple objectives are met, but the narrative should be revised to include this <br />assessment in future submittals) <br />1. Innovation in land development techniques that may be more suitable for a given <br />parcel than conventional approaches. <br />2. Promotion of integrated land uses, allowing for a mixture of residential, <br />commercial, and public facilities. <br />3. Establishment of appropriate transitions between differing land uses. <br />4. Provision of more adequate, usable, and suitably located open space, <br />recreational amenities, natural resource protection and other public facilities than <br />would otherwise be provided under conventional land development techniques. <br />5. Accommodation of housing of all types with convenient access to employment <br />opportunities and/or commercial facilities; and emphasized to create additional <br />opportunities for lifecycle housing to all income and age groups. <br />6. Preservation and enhancement of important environmental features through <br />careful and sensitive placement of buildings and facilities. <br />7. Coordination of architectural styles and building forms to achieve greater compatibility <br />within the development and surrounding land uses. <br />8. Creation of more efficient provision of public utilities and services, lessened demand on <br />transportation, and/or the promotion of energy resource conservation.