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Item No: ___03 Meeting Date: Feb 4, 2019 Type of Business: WS City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jon Sevald, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Sketch Plan, Crossroad Pointe Introduction A sketch plan is an informal review, intended to provide the developer feedback prior to them going through the expense of preparing detailed plans. Crossroad Pointe is located on the southeast corner of Mounds View Boulevard and County Road H2. INH Properties is proposing a 127-unit apartment building. The project includes the closure of Greenfield Avenue through the project. The primary driveway access will be on Edgewood Dr. An optional secondary access may be on Greenfield Ave (Council should advice). City Council members are asked to provide feedback to the developer. There is no “formal” approval, denial, or consensus needed. Discussion The property was formerly occupied by a gas station and Roberts’s Off Ten bar/restaurant. The City’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) purchased the properties in 2006 and 2013, and conducted a redevelopment study of the block in 2006 (County Road H2 to Woodale Drive), with a desire for a mixed-use development of the block (apartments, townhomes, offices, retail). The Council has considered a number of development proposals, and entered into a pre- development agreement in January 2019, with INH Properties, for a 127-unit apartment building. Analysis Comprehensive Plan The properties are guided Mixed-Use (MU-PUD), intended for residential, and commercial/office. …“Sites with this designation should be developed as [PUD’s] to provide flexibility to ensure that integrated efficient and well-planned development occurs.”….1 Zoning The properties are zoned B-3 Highway Business, and are within the County Road 10 Corridor Overlay District. A Zoning Map Amendment is needed to rezone the properties from B-3 to PUD. Item 03 1 2008 Mounds View Comprehensive Plan, p 3-20