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City Council Meeting <br />March 21, 2023 Page 4 <br /> <br /> <br />PUD Minimum Requirements. The development is being proposed as a PUD because a private <br />access drive is proposed along with shared stormwater ponding and signage. The developer <br />proposes deviation from the zoning standards and from certain standards in the City’s <br />Engineering Design Standards Manual regulating public and private roads in Lake Elmo. <br /> <br />A PUD is a negotiated zoning district, and according to the Lake Elmo Zoning Code Article 18, <br />Planned Unit Development Regulations, zoning flexibility can be granted in order to better <br />utilize site features and to obtain a higher quality of development. When evaluating a PUD <br />proposal, a PUD must meet one or more objectives contained in Article 18 and meet the <br />minimum requirements for a PUD. <br /> <br />Identified Objectives. Staff has found that the following objectives are met with the proposed <br />PUD. <br />a) Innovation in land development techniques that may be more suitable for a given <br />parcel than conventional approaches. The shared access drive and stormwater ponding <br />areas allow for more efficient use of land. <br />b) Promotion of integrated land uses, allowing for a mixture of residential, commercial, <br />and public facilities. <br />c) Establishment of appropriate transitions between differing land uses. This overall PUD <br />provides a buffer between the interstate highway and residential uses. There are site <br />specific plantings proposed to buffer the adjacent high density residential uses and <br />there is opportunity for future buffering with future uses on the northerly part of the <br />PUD. <br />d) Provision of more adequate, usable, and suitably located open space, recreational <br />amenities, natural resource protection and other public facilities than would otherwise be <br />provided under conventional land development techniques. This is achieved with shared <br />stormwater ponding. <br />e) Accommodation of housing of all types with convenient access to employment <br />opportunities and/or commercial facilities; and especially to create additional <br />opportunities for lifecycle housing to all income and age groups. <br />f) Preservation and enhancement of important environmental features through careful and <br />sensitive placement of buildings and facilities. <br />h) Coordination of architectural styles and building forms to achieve greater <br />compatibility within the development and surrounding land uses. <br />i) Creation of more efficient provision of public utilities and services, lessened demand <br />on transportation, and/or the promotion of energy resource conservation. With the <br />proposed private access drive, there will be less demand on public services. <br />j) Establishing measures to protect and preserve groundwater storage. <br />k) Allowing the development to operate in concert with a redevelopment plan in certain <br />areas of the City and to ensure the redevelopment goals and objectives will be achieved. <br /> <br />Minimum Requirements for PUD. Staff has found that the proposed development does meet the <br />following minimum requirements of a PUD: <br />a. Lot Area: The site area exceeds the minimum lot area for of five acres for a <br />PUD development. Requirement met.