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APPROVED Mounds View Planning Commission February 17, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 4 ______________________________________________________________________________ Planner Sevald stated the Zoning Code requires a Mixed-Use Planned Unit Development (PUD) to have a minimum project size of five (5) acres. Staff is recommending this be changed to four (4) acres in order to accommodate smaller developments. He discussed the City’s Zoning Code regarding PUD’s in further detail and recommended the Commission amend Zoning Code 1120.03, Subd 3(b) to allow Mixed Use PUD’s to be a minimum of four (4) acres in project size. Commissioner Klander questioned how this matter would proceed if the Planning Commission did not offer their support. Planner Sevald indicated the Planning Commission was a recommending body to the City Council. He explained the City Council would make the final determination regarding the proposed code amendment. He reported if the City Council were to deny the change, the City Code language would remain as is. Commissioner Klander stated he was reluctant to support the proposed change given this was being done for one specific project. He understood the City Council has been working with a developer on the Crossroad Pointe project, however, he felt he did not have enough information regarding the project to make a decision on the proposed code amendment. Chair Stevenson discussed the City’s history in developing and redeveloping properties in the City of Mounds View. He did not believe there would be a large impact on the future of the City if the project size for Mixed Use PUD’s was changed from five (5) acres to four (4) acres. Based on the City’s history, he fully supported the proposed code amendment. Commissioner Schiltgen agreed. City Administrator Ericson reported that the change to four (4) acres would be an average of the sizes allowed for residential and commercial PUD’s. Commissioner Love asked if the City has considered acquiring enough additional acreage to make Crossroad Pointe a five (5) acre PUD. She then questioned if PUD’s were allowed to have variances. City Administrator Ericson indicated there was no additional property adjacent to the Crossroad Pointe site that could be acquired by the City. He commented an adjoining property could be written into the vision for the site, but he did not support the City moving in this direction. He reported a PUD variance was not an option as there was no hardship or practical difficulties. Commissioner Klebsch stated she did not have enough background information on the request and did not understand why five (5) acres was selected to begin with. She questioned how a decrease by one (1) acre would impact future PUD developments. City Administrator Ericson suggested that the five (5) acre project size was likely selected given the fact the City was smaller in size with smaller parcels. He discussed how PUD’s have developed in the past.