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<br /> <br />• PUD Flexibility – Density. The proposed senior apartment building is 75 units, on 1.89 <br />acres – a density of 39.7 units per acre. The City’s Comprehensive Plan allows for <br />projects of up to 40 units per acre, while the R-4 Zoning District would accommodate <br />just 25 units per acre without PUD flexibility. <br /> <br />• PUD Flexibility – Land Area. The Zoning Ordinance limits the use of PUD zoning to sites <br />of 3 acres or more. The proposed project relies on the assembly of 3 individual parcels <br />that are not contiguous to reach the 3 acre threshold (a total of approximately 3.12 <br />acres): <br />o Parcel 1: Bremer Bank site – 1.89 acres (2401 Kenzie <br />Terrace) <br />o Parcel 2: City “Old Bowling Alley” property – 0.91 acres (2654 Kenzie <br />Terrace) <br />o Parcel 3: Entrance parcel (owned by Bremer) – 0.32 acres (2534 Kenzie <br />Terrace) <br />The accumulation of non-contiguous parcels for a single PUD project is unconventional, <br />but not necessarily prohibited. The City may wish to discuss the 3 acre threshold as to <br />whether they would be willing to pursue PUD in this arrangement of parcels. <br />Staff has noted to the developers that a project which accomplishes several other goals <br />– such as affordable housing, various design and/or architectural elements, and <br />attention to the “southern gateway” entrance area – could be factors in consideration <br />of the non-traditional PUD approach being sought for this project. <br />• Site Plan – Apartment Development. <br />o Units. As noted, the proposed project consists of 75 units. The units are <br />distributed as follows: <br />Studio - 9 <br />1 Bedroom: 21 <br />2 Bedroom: 42 <br />3 Bedroom: 3 <br /> <br />This is a total of 121 bedrooms <br /> <br />o Parking. The site plan shows surface parking equal to 48 spaces, and <br />underground parking of 69 spaces, a total of 117 parking spaces. The Zoning <br />Ordinance requires 2 spaces per unit for multiple family housing. The applicants’ <br />ratio of 1.56 spaces per unit falls below the City’s standard. The applicants also <br />note that the 117 spaces are nearly a 1:1 ratio with the total bedroom count. <br /> <br /> <br />