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Item No. F Staff Report No. Meeting Date: 1/5/98 . Type of Business: WK WK: Work Session:PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda:CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mayor and City Council From: Rick Jopke, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Discussion of revised development concept for Red Oaks No. 3 Addition at County Road H-2 and Long Lake Road Date of Report: December 30, 1997 BACKGROUND In 1974 the City approved a plat for the Red Oaks No. 3 Addition submitted by Mr. Keith Harstad at the south west corner of the intersection of County Road H-2 and Long Lake Road. The plat contained 74 lots to accommodate 72 townhouse units in 11 buildings.The number of units per building varied from 4 to 8. The plat was properly recorded. The site was and still is zoned R-1 Single Family Residential. The comprehensive plan designation of the site is low density residential. It is unclear to me what the comprehensive plan designation of the site was in 40 1974. In 1974 the zoning ordinance allowed townhouses as a permitted use in the R-1 zoning district. A building permit for one 6 unit building was issued and the building was constructed. Subsequent to this approval the City amended its zoning ordinance and townhouses are no longer permitted in the R-1 zoning district. In 1984 Mr. Harstad requested that the City rezone the property to R-3 medium density residential. Townhouses up to 6 units are conditional uses in the R-3 zoning district. As I understand it there have been some legal actions relative to this site. I have asked Bob Long to summarize the legal matters for the council at the January 5th work session. CURRENT PROPOSAL Mr. Harstad has submitted for City review a revised concept for the site. Based on the history of the site and the fact that current staff was not present for the past approvals and denials, we have put this item on the January 5,1998 work session agenda for council discussion and direction. The current proposal involves the construction of 10 twinhomes and 3 three-unit buildings on the site. A total of 29 new units will be constructed. This compares to the 66 units which could have been constructed under the original plat. Including the 6 units that were constructed the density under the current proposal would be 3.09 units per acre. The density of the previous proposal was 6.36 units per acre. For comparison purposes the maximum density of a single family development i which would meet the current Mounds View code would be 3.96 units per acre. Depending on the exact delineation of the wetland up to 23 single family lots could be platted on the undeveloped portion of the site. The proposed units would be considerably larger and generate