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W134 N8675 Executive Parkway • Menomonee Falls, WI 53051-3310 • Telephone: 262.502.5500 • Facsimile: 262.502.5522
PUD General Concept Plan Request
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The proposed site for the Springs Apartment community in Lake Elmo is generally located at the west of
Keats Avenue on the north side of Hudson Boulevard, as shown on the enclosed site plan. Continental
483 Fund LLC ("Continental") proposes an up-scale, market-rate apartment community on the 20.36-acre
site (17.01 acres excluding right of way).
Continental’s proposed apartment community includes 300 homes
within 15 residential buildings. The buildings will offer a townhouse
design featuring two stories with private, ground-level entrances to
each unit. Residents will have a choice between attached, direct-access
garages, detached garages and ample surface parking to best fit their
needs. There will be a mix of studio, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and 3-
bedroom units, as broken down in the chart to the right.
The proposed land use is consistent with the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use designation of
Mixed Use-Commercial (MU-C). The subject site will require a rezoning from Rural Development
Transitional (RT) to Urban High Density Planned Unit Development (HDR-PUD). The Future Land Use
designation of MU-C allows for residential densities up to 15 units per acre; with greater densities allowed
through the PUD process. Continental’s request proposes a density of 14.73 du/acre.
The existing RT district zoning is an interim holding zone. Rezoning to HDR is required for the proposed
density and a PUD is necessary to have more than one principal building per parcel of land. Continental’s
proposal will meet or exceed the criteria of the base HDR zoning district. Additionally, the Springs will be
a high-quality apartment community that is compatible in architecture and scale to existing land uses.
Continental would like the opportunity to provide a unique, upscale rental housing option in this very
fitting location to support Lake Elmo's growth.