CC RES 03-081 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT AREA AND THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND FINAL PLAT FOR THE RETAIL AREA

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,i CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE RESOLUTION 03 -081 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT,APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAT FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT AREA AND THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND FINAL PLAT FOR THE RETAIL AREA WHEREAS, in August, 2003,Apache Redevelopment, LLC, submitted a Planned Unit Development (PUD)application to the City and consultants Dahlgren Shardlow and Uban(DSU); and WHEREAS, after review, said application was found to be complete(see attached DSU document dated August 28, 2003); and WHEREAS, on September 16,2003,the St. Anthony Planning Commission held a public hearing on the preliminary development plan and preliminary plat for the entire project area and the final development plan and final plat for the retail portion of the Northwest Quadrant area; and WHEREAS, the following conditions and findings were presented to the Planning Commission by DSU(document dated September 8, 2003 attached hereto): • Findings of Fact: 1. Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan The proposed PUD is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan identifies the Apache Plaza area as a commercial redevelopment opportunity and states that the City desires to take an active role in guiding its design. The Comprehensive Plan includes a Commercial Mixed Use land use plan category, which is applied to all property in the PUD area. This designation allows for retail uses as well as light industrial, office, warehouse, and residential uses and maintains the maximum amount of flexibility that an outmoded site such as Apache Plaza requires for redevelopment. 2. Consistency with Zoning The subject property is currently zoned Commercial. The application for PUD approval requests a change in zoning from Commercial to a PUD District. At the most basic level, the Comprehensive Plan designates commercial mixed use, so the PUD zoning provides the means by which to approve the mixed use. The Planned Unit Development section of the Zoning Ordinance allows for the implementation of a flexible development program, including the following aspects: a. Variety: Within a comprehensive site design concept, a mixture of land uses, housing • types and densities.