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Mounds View Planning Commission February 15, 2023 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />5. Planning Cases <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br /> <br />6. Other Planning Activity <br /> <br />A. Planned Unit Development Discussion with City Council <br /> <br />Community Development Director Sevald stated Planned Unit Developments (PUD) are <br />intended to provide flexibility from City Code requirements, in exchange for creating a more <br />desirable project than what would be built otherwise. The PUD ordinance includes many <br />requirements, but ultimately allows the City Council discretion of what deviations from the City <br />Code to allow. In Staff’s opinion, PUD’s are being overused when it would be more appropriate <br />to amend the City Code to allow every development to benefit from higher density, smaller lots, <br />and higher architectural and landscape standards than is currently required (without a PUD). <br /> <br />Community Development Director Sevald reported; if the Council’s intent is to promote <br />affordable housing (e.g. less than the median $302,000 house, $275,000 townhouse), then there <br />is a fine-line, “give & take” between taking higher standards (architecture & open space), and <br />giving deviations from the City Code (higher density and lesser setbacks). The goal of this <br />discussion between the City Council and Planning Commission, is to have a high-level <br />discussion of what the Council & Commission values, and how development can contribute <br />toward those values (and vision). <br /> <br />Councilmember Gunn questioned what the alternative was to a PUD. Community Development <br />Director Sevald stated this would be straight zoning. <br /> <br />Councilmember Gunn asked if PUD’s stay with the property. Community Development Director <br />Sevald reported this was the case, noting the PUD would stay with the property forever. Further <br />discussion ensued regarding how PUD’s can be amended and revoked as a CUP. <br /> <br />Councilmember Lindstrom stated with the limited amount of space left to develop, he did not <br />support moving away from the current model. <br /> <br />Commissioner Munson questioned when the PUD zoning language was written. Community <br />Development Director Sevald estimated this occurred in 1988. <br /> <br />Commissioner Munson supported the PUD language being rewritten. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Sevald questioned if there was anything the Commission or <br />Council would change with the Boulevard or Bel Rae developments. Staff commented on how <br />these developments were accessed. <br />