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Mounds View Planning Commission May 17, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 9 ________________________________________________________________________ Chair Stevenson noted the action tonight does not mean approval of the plans for this site. He stated if the rezoning is approved, he would encourage residents to attend the meetings coming up when the plans are presented. Commissioner Scotch asked what can go onto the site if the R-3 rezoning is approved. Director Ericson explained there are permitted uses and those that need special approval. Approved uses would be single-family detached dwellings, essential services (gas lines, transfer electrical generation) public parks, twinhomes, duplexes, townhomes up to six units per building, boarding houses, group homes, or family foster homes. Conditional uses would include public or semipublic recreational buildings (community center), religious institutions, educational institutions, government or public utility buildings, daycare, group nursery school, or multi- family structures. Director Ericson stated this is a three-acre lot so the maximum allowed would be 21 units; however, with multiple family there could be many more units than 21. Townhome units require 6,500 square feet per unit. Chair Stevenson asked staff to display the Comprehensive Plan map. He explained the thinking was that this area would have mixed use. Director Ericson displayed the map and reviewed the road alignments. He reviewed that back in 2001 and 2002, the Planning Commission looked at the uses on County Road 10 and it was the intention to encourage integrated planned development rather than a piecemeal development as had occurred over the years without an integrated approach. Director Ericson advised that when this land use map was adopted, the Planning Commission was looking forward to a coordination of development through grouping parcels together and encouraging development that was more beneficial than looking at parcel by parcel. On the north side of County Road 10, it was designated as mixed use from the corner of Eastwood up to Spring Lake Road on the north side. He explained it is intended to be developed with an eye toward coordinated development. Mixed use allows for flexibility and the market to come forward with proposals and then the City can determine if it is consistent with what they want for the area. Director Ericson noted the applicant tonight has assembled three acres of parcels. Originally the applicant desired to have more of the area included in a PUD but if this request moves forward, it will alter the development potential for the land southeast and northwest of this site. He advised that is not a reason to deny this request, but it should be taken into consideration. The developers have proposed a development that can incorporate the adjoining properties depending on availability in the future. Director Ericson noted that on the south side of County Road 10, there is another area of mixed use development. Recently, on the corner of Silver Lake and County Road 10, it was redeveloped into the CVS site. Also there are some townhomes directly south of the proposed area. To the north and northeast, it is all single-family (R-1) owner/occupied housing. The issue is that County Road 10 is the City’s primary commercial corridor, which allows for more intensive uses. The proposal being presented is 19 units and consistent with the vision for this site.