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PUD's offer flexibility to develop a site through the relaxation of most normal zoning district standards. The use of the PUD zoning also allows for a greater variety of uses, internal transfers of density, construction phasing and a potential for lower development costs. In exchange for this flexibility, the city has the expectation that the development plan will result in a significantly higher quality and more sensitive proposal than would have been the case with the use of other, more standard zoning districts. In exchange for the flexibility to allow smaller lot sizes the applicant is proposing the following: • Preservation and enhancement of open space totaling 25% of the overall development. The open space includes several wetlands and upland areas. The applicant is proposing this area to be an outlot, owned and maintained by the Homeowners Association (HOA). The applicant is showing trails within the outlot that creates walking loops and access to the outlots that the application is proposing along Sunset Lake. The development will be accessed off of a cul-de-sac to be built off of 1251h Street North at Hilo Avenue. 3. BACKGROUND: In 2006, a request from Benchmark Properties for a Rural Preservation Program Preliminary Plat was approved for "Sunset Shores" consisting of 39 single family homes on these properties. At their meeting of July 12, 2006, the Parks Commission accepted a park dedication proposal which included expansion of the existing City -owned property on Sunset Lake and a 35 acre outlot that included wetlands, park improvements, and trails. 4. CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Open Spaces/Parks The Parks, Trails, and Open Space Plan does not identify a need for a neighborhood park in this area because it is outside of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). However, the Parks Plan states that "providing access to and protect Hugo's water resources including wetlands, lakes, and streams is encouraged to build a connected, multi -function parks system". With the 2040 Comprehensive Plan updates, residents expressed a desire to see "natural water amenities for outdoor activities such as boating and winter fishing." The sketch plan shows an association owned open space (Outlot A) of approximately 30 acres. This area includes wetlands and a pond, but would a wood chip trail would be constructed for horse riding. The trail would also provide a trail leading to the properties on Sunset Lake. -2- Preserve on Sunset Lake June 20, 2018