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• City of Mounds View Staff Report May 9, 1997 Page 4 • Staff feels that the change in designation from medium density residential to mixed use PUD presents a number of economic benefits to the community, and is a better use of this property than its current designation or its current zoning as long as potential impacts on the adjacent residential neighborhood are addressed and mitigated. As is noted earlier, creating two Comp Plan designations on this property, which would limit the area along County Road H2 to low intensity uses, is intended to addresses the issue of compatibility of land uses. In addition, using a designation which indicates that a Planned Unit Development process is to be used, also allows compatibility and project design to be addressed in a much more effective way. Process for Amendment: The City's Municipal Code does not include criteria for the review of comprehensive plan amendments. Staff is suggesting that the City Council use the general land use goals and policies, contained on pages 55-56 of the Comprehensive Plan, as a guide to whether the change from medium density residential to mixed use PUD still fits within the broad parameters of what the City views as desirable. Suggested findings relative to these goals and policies are noted under the fifth WHEREAS clause on page 2 of Resolution No. 5104 (see attached). Staff is also suggesting that a finding be made whether this proposed change creates greater consistency between the City's Comprehensive Plan designation and the zoning designation on this property (see the WHEREAS clause on page 3 of Resolution 5104). A revised map for District 1 is included as Exhibit 1 to the resolution; the revised text is included • as Exhibit 2 to the resolution. The existing text for District 1 is included as Attachment 2 to this report. The Comprehensive Plan is one of the fundamental policy documents used by cities to envision their desired future. The comprehensive plan is a series of choices, and these choices have social, economic and environmental consequences. In the area of land use, the plan is often used to balance between community desires and the market place, which for the most part initiates, finances and constructs development of homes, businesses, entertainment and leisure uses. Cities can shape the character of their communities if they translate the vision in the comprehensive plan into development regulations, which then molds what happens in the marketplace. The marketplace, however, keeps moving and continues to bring ideas to communities which may not have been anticipated by the plan or which differ from the plan. Plans need to be revisited, and updated to keep pace as circumstances change or as opportunities arise. This request is coming from the marketplace and presents opportunities and consequences. The City Council, after hearing testimony from citizens, the applicant and staff, must judge whether this change in the Comprehensive Plan designation for the O'Neil property works for Mounds View. Recommendation: The Planning Commission by a vote of 6-0, and the staff recommend approval of Resolution No. 5104 adopting a comprehensive plan amendment from Medium Density Residential to Mixed Use PUD for Commercial Uses for the O'Neil Property, 2430 Highway 10, and revisions to the text for Planning District 1, and shown in Exhibits 1 and 2 of the Resolution.