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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 27, 2018 Page 6 There is a total of 693 designated parking stalls proposed for the development. These include 407 1 enclosed parking stalls and 286 surface stalls. The redevelopment proposal includes two storm 2 water retention ponds proposed at grade. The City Engineer has reviewed the surface water 3 management plan and submitted comments were provided for Council review. Trails are 4 proposed throughout the development to connect with existing sidewalks and to provide intra-5 site recreational opportunities. 6 7 Ms. Rothstein showed renderings of the proposal. She reviewed the changes from the last plan 8 including exclusion of the Bremer Bank site due to expiration of purchase agreement, increased 9 surface parking, reduced building heights, no connection to alley, deeper setbacks and reduced 10 retaining wall use. The site plan also has one change from the time it was reviewed by the 11 Planning Commission which includes moving the Assisted Living Building approximately 14 12 feet more to the West. 13 14 The plan proposes to connect to the existing sewer, water, and storm water facilities located 15 under Kenzie Terrace and Stinson Parkway. 16 17 Ms. Rothstein reviewed the Zoning Guidance and noted the site is currently zoned R-1 Single 18 Family. The applicant is requesting to rezone the site to Planned Unit Development (PUD). The 19 intent of a PUD zoning designation is “to create a more flexible, creative, and efficient approach 20 to the use of land”, and may include a greater use variety and dimensional flexibility than the 21 underlying zoning district(s) would allow. 22 23 Upon review of the proposal, the only deviation found from the standards of the R-4 Multiple 24 Family Residential district is the height of the buildings. Maximum height in the R-4 zoning 25 district is 35 feet, and the maximum height of the proposed highest building is 45.5 feet. 26 27 Staff deemed the preliminary plat submission complete after reviewing the submitted elements 28 against the required information listed in Section 151.02. Ms. Rothstein summarized the proposal 29 for each element of the preliminary plat and preliminary PUD site plan. The following were 30 reviewed: Housing Types and Massing/Height, Traffic, Streets and Access, Parking, 31 Landscaping, Streetscape/Urban Design, Trails/Sidewalks, Public Spaces/Parks, Environmental 32 Assessment Worksheet, Environmental (Contamination), Grading, Storm water Management 33 Utilities, Phasing, Park Dedication Fees, Development Agreements/Contracts, Other 34 Agency/Department Requirements, State Rules Governing Completion of an EAW, Minnesota 35 Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Mississippi 36 Watershed Management Organization (MWMO), Fire Department Review, Public Safety, and 37 Hennepin County Transportation. 38 39 Ms. Rothstein reviewed there has been much interest in the proposed redevelopment of this site, 40 starting almost two years ago and continuing to-date. Staff has received over 100 emails since 41 the initial sketch plan phase. Additionally, staff has spoken with many residents and concerned 42 neighbors and has summarized the concerns as follows: 43 44 6