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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes October 24, 2016 Page 4 IV. STAFF REPORTS - NONE 1 2 V. OTHER BUSINESS 3 4 A. Presentation from The Village, LLC. Regarding Planned Unit Development Sketch 5 Plan at 2501 Lowry Avenue 6 7 Chair Gondorchin stated this meeting is not a public hearing. There will be an opportunity for 8 those present to speak. 9 10 Commissioner Lichty noted he will recuse himself from this discussion as his law firm represents 11 one of the parties involved in the project. 12 13 Mr. Aaron Roseth, ESG Architects and Ms Traci Thomas, The Village, presented the review of 14 the project. He noted this is an important project for the community. They strive to make the 15 designs relate to key design decisions and principles. A neighborhood meeting was held last 16 week with over 40 attendees to review the preliminary sketch plan. This type of dialogue will 17 continue. A drawing of the Southern Gateway Redevelopment was provided for Commission 18 review. Mr. Roseth noted a tree survey will be done in order to keep as many of the trees as 19 possible. He reviewed engineering slides. There are a few places on the site that needs to be 20 cleaned up. Some ground water issues have been found but no ground water remediation is 21 necessary. Many options were reviewed. 22 23 City Planner Breanne Rothstein provided the following information in a staff report to the 24 Commission. According to Section 152.209 of City Code, the sketch plan for a Planned Unit 25 Development is not considered a formal application, but an informal opportunity for the 26 developer to show their “basic intent and general nature of development”. This is the Planning 27 Commission’s and the public’s opportunity to hear the developer’s initial presentation of the 28 plans for the redevelopment of 2501 Lowry Avenue. No action is recommended or needed at this 29 time. 30 31 Ms. Rothstein provided a background summary of this case. The applicant for the proposal, The 32 Village, LLC, with lead developer Continental Property Group, purchased the Lowry Grove 33 Manufactured Home Community on June 13, 2016. On June 15, the City received official 34 correspondence from the owner regarding their intent to close Lowry Grove. This closure notice 35 triggered a series of statutory requirements of both the landowner and the city. 36 37 On October 11, 2016, the required public hearing was held, and the following actions were 38 taken: 39 1. Hold a public hearing regarding the closure notice. 40 2. Review and evaluate the impacts of the closure on residents 41 3. Inform residents of their rights to access the Manufactured Home Park Trust Fund 42 4. Appoint a neutral third party. 43 44 45 4