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MEMORANDUM To:St. Anthony Village Planning Commission From:Stephen Grittman, City Planner Date:Planning Commission Meeting – June 18, 2024 GC Project No.140.01 – 24.05 Request:Request for an amendment to a Planned Unit Development in a PUD, Planned Unit Development District Property Address:2401 Lowry Avenue NE Property PID:07-029-23-23-0002 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Applicants are seeking an amendment to an approved Planned Unit Development to modify the land use and site plan approvals that were granted under the original PUD project. The site is the former Bremer Bank facility at the NE corner of Kenzie Terrace and Stinson Parkway, with an address of 2401 Lowry. The parcel is just under 2 acres in size. The proposed change would alter the approved PUD ordinance by replacing the expected 76- unit multiple-family residential use with a proposed office use and after-school program for school-aged children. The site plan approvals would be altered to retain the existing building and site improvements, which largely consist of paved parking lot serving the original bank facility. Staff has reviewed the project for land use compliance with the intent and policies of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, and for zoning consistency with the PUD District as a baseline. In summary, the Comprehensive Plan calls for mixed residential and commercial uses in the area. The proposed application would reintroduce commercial uses, along with a quasi-institutional use for the subject property. This varies from the most recently approved zoning for the site, which anticipated multi-family residential development. Because the consideration of this change is highly policy-driven, staff has not offered a recommendation on the proposal, but instead has provided alternative findings to support the direction of the City’s Planning Commission and City Council, pending consideration of the application.