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Mounds View Planning Commission July 9, 2008 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Planning Associates Heller stated there are guidelines within the PUD zoning that the developer <br />needs to abide by. These guidelines allow the city some give and take when negotiating a new <br />development. She suggested creating new PUD guidelines for senior housing. <br /> <br />Commissioner Walsh-Kaczmarek stated she would like guidance from staff regarding what <br />would be the best solution and also what makes the best use for the property. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller confirmed that within the PUD zoning there should be some guidance. <br /> <br />Commissioner Meehlhause suggested changing the PUD to two acre minimum instead of the <br />current three acres. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller stated she noted the acreage modification. <br /> <br />Commissioner Walsh-Kaczmarek asked if this new PUD zoning would apply to group homes. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller stated group homes are typically single family residences and there <br />are very few regulations for these types of homes. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson stated the main issue with the proposed development is it is currently zoned RO <br />and R-1. This makes the area very unique. He suggested redefining the acreage requirement <br />from the current PUD code. <br /> <br />Commissioner Lang asked why the three acre limit exists and if staff foresees any drawbacks of <br />using the PUD zoning for the proposed development. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller stated the PUD zoning is typically used for large development <br />projects. She stated that the uniqueness of the proposed project is the high density, small units <br />and the reduced need for parking making it difficult to fit into the current city code. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cramblit asked if the developer sells the building and its no longer senior <br />housing. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller stated the new owner would need to apply for a conditional use permit <br />to allow for multi-family housing. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson stated because it is zoned a PUD doesn’t imply it would always be a PUD. <br /> <br />Planning Commissioner Heller stated that with a PUD, what is on the property is very site <br />specific and if the use would change, the property owner would need to apply for a PUD <br />amendment to allow for a different use. She asked if the commission wanted to specify the new <br />PUD section to allow just senior housing. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson suggested the PUD to be specific to senior housing with less than three acres. <br />