Agenda Packets - 2021/11/22 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Item No: 08D Meeting Date: Nov 22, 2021 Type of Business Council Business MOUNDtSIEWCity Administrator Review City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jon Sevald, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: PUBLIC HEARING: Resolution 9497, Planned Unit Development; and Development Review for The Villas of Mounds View; 4889, 4943 Old Highway 8. (Planning Case MA2021-002) Introduction: The applicant, The Villas of Mounds View, LP (MWF Properties), is proposing to redevelop the former Skyline Motel site into The Villas of Mounds View, consisting of a 120-unit apartment building. The project will feature senior (55+), affordable housing. The Planned Unit Development and Development Review relate to the physical development of the apartment building. Discussion: It is the intent for Planned Unit Developments (PUD) to achieve higher standards for development than would be required if meeting the minimum standards of the City Code'. This can only be accomplished by allowing variations from the strict regulations of the Code (e.g. reduction in lot dimensions, building setbacks, etc.), without requiring variances. This is because the project is unlikely to meet the six criteria for approving a variance to the Code.2 PUD's are common for large projects (e.g. Gray Stone Flats, Bel Rae Senior Living) in which the project is more valuable to the City, than following the strict standards of the Code. In the case of The Villas, deviations from the Code include; increased density; decreased parking; decreased building setbacks; and increased building height. In return, the project will provide affordable housing, and a number of private amenities. Without a PUD, the project (120-units) is not economical. A Sketch Plana was reviewed by the Planning Commission on July 21, 2021, and by the City Council on July 26, 2021. No significant changes have occurred since then. Analysis: 4 Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan guides the project area and the north section of the Bauer Welding property (2159 Mustang Drive) as Mixed Use. Mixed Use is intended (not required) to consist of 60% residential and 40% commercial. 1 Mounds View City Code §160.315 (Planned Unit Developments; Purpose and Intent) 2 Mounds View City Code §160.466 (Criteria for Granting Variances) 3 Mounds View City Code §160.318(B) (General concept plan) 4 Mounds View City Code, §158.020(E) (Report of Effect) The Muunus view vision A Thriving Desirable Community