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Resolution 9654
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<br />WHEREAS, the property is zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) (Ordinance 998),
<br />and is within the County Highway 10 Corridor Overlay District; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the Mounds View Municipal Code §160.315(A) requires a Conditional Use
<br />Permit (CUP) for PUD's, subject to general requirements and standards listed in §160.316 thru
<br />§160.319. Such requirements and standards are described and addressed in the City Council
<br />Staff Report, dated November 28, 2022; and,
<br />WHEREAS, Mounds View Municipal Code §150.054 requires approval of a
<br />Development Plan, for construction activity (with exceptions). Such Development Plan shall
<br />address; utility service, surface water drainage consistent with the most recently adopted Local
<br />Surface Water Management Plan, subject to subsequent revisions, erosion and sediment
<br />control consistent with current city standards, streets, driveways, trails, parking, landscaping,
<br />screening and buffering, lighting, setbacks, exterior construction design and materials, trash
<br />disposal, construction timetable and such other matters as the Council may require. Such
<br />requirements and standards are described and addressed in the City Council Staff Report,
<br />dated November 28, 2022; and,
<br />WHEREAS, many of the requirements and standards for PUD review, and Development
<br />Review are duplicative or similar, thus, the reviews are being administered as one action item;
<br />and,
<br />WHEREAS, Mounds View City Code §160.135 (Planned Unit Developments; Purpose
<br />and Intent) intends for Planned Unit Developments (PUD), to encourage innovation in
<br />residential development, higher standards, convenience, preservation and enhancement of
<br />desirable site characteristics, efficient use of land, and to provide a more desirable environment
<br />than would be possible through the strict application of the zoning and subdivision regulations.
<br />Woodale Apartments includes requests for deviations from the City Code, thereby requiring a
<br />Planned Unit Development. Such deviations include;
<br />1. Density is increased, from 50 units, to 140 units (e.g. increased from 1 unit per 2,500 sq ft
<br />lot area, to 1 unit per 890 sq ft lot area). The Comprehensive Plan guides PUD's within a
<br />Mixed Use area for a density of 15-50 units per acre. The project proposes 49 units per
<br />acre.
<br />2. Usable Open Space is reduced, from 625 sq ft per unit, to 237 sq ft per unit.
<br />3. Overstory Trees are reduced, from 31 to 18 trees, and Ornamental Trees are reduced from
<br />21 to 13 trees.
<br />4. Building Setback along Woodale Drive is reduced from 30' to 21'. Along Mounds View
<br />Boulevard, the maximum setback is increased from 5' to 21'. Along the west property line,
<br />the setback is reduced from 54' (building height) to 29'.
<br />5. Building Height is increased, from 3-stories, to 4-stories. The building is set into the side of
<br />a hill, and will appear shorter on the north end.
<br />6. Parking is decreased from 350 stalls, to 198 (garage & surface parking).
<br />7. Approved Exterior building materials (brick, stone, stucco, glass) is reduced from a minimum
<br />50% per wall, to 45%-60% per wall. "Superior" material may be substituted. In this case,
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