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Item No: Meeting Date: Type of Business Planning Case City of Mounds 111ew Staff R, To: Honorable Mayor, and City Council Planning Commission From: Jon Sevald, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Planned Unit Developments 06A Feb 15, 2023 Other N/A Introduction: Planned Unit Developments (PUD) are intended to provide flexibility from City Code requirements, in exchange for creating a more desirable project than what would be built otherwise. The PUD ordinance includes many requirements, but ultimately allows the City Council discretion of what deviations from the City Code to allow. In Staff's opinion, PUD's are being overused when it would be more appropriate to amend the City Code to allow every development to benefit from higher density, smaller lots, and higher architectural and landscape standards than is currently required (without a PUD). If the Council's intent' is to promote affordable housing (e.g. less than the median $302,000 house, $275,000 townhouse) 2, then there is a fine -line, "give & take" between taking higher standards (architecture & open space), and giving deviations from the City Code (higher density and lesser setbacks). The goal of this discussion between the City Council and Planning Commission, is to have a high-level discussion of what the Council & Commission values, and how development can contribute toward those values (and vision). Discussion: Mounds View is divided into zoning districts based on allowable land uses, e.g. Residential, Business, Industrial, and others. When a proposed development is too intensive to fit within a zoning district's parameters, options are: 1. PUD 2. Variance 3. Amend the City Code to fit the project 4. Amend the project to fit the City Code The more common option has been to go with a PUD (easiest option, by far). PUD's have been in existence in Mounds View since 19883, and have included the majority of multi -family and commercial developments ever since. In Staff's discussions with developers, the conversation typically starts with the developer describing what type of project they are wanting to do. Then Staff tries to match the project with what sites might be available. It is rare that there is a match. Without a match, this leads into 2023-2025 Strategic Plan 2022 Ramsey County Assessor's Report. Ordinance 437 rezoned what became Mounds View Business Park, from 1-1 and B-3, to PUD (March 14, 1988). i ne rviuunus view vu iun A Thriving Desirable Community