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v_ •4 � Ml..ass a.. a.. AUG 3 0 2017 NARRATIVE CONCEPTUAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION CREEKSIDE HEIGHTS DEVELOPMENT The Lincoln Group, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation, is proud to present for your consideration the Conceptual Plan for a new Planned Unit Development in Hugo, Minnesota called Creekside Heights. This assembly of three properties totaling approximately 127 acres is located between State Highway 61 and Oneka Lake at 15911 Street. One parcel (68.2 acres) is currently owned by Premier Bank, Inc., and two parcels (19.57 and 39.6 acres) currently owned by Michael Riopel. The existing parcels are currently zoned Agricultural and guided R1. Currently there exists tillable agricultural on the Riopel parcels and non -tillable agricultural on the Premier parcel. The properties are maintained and the property taxes are current. The Lincoln Group, Inc. is an association of local professionals with an extensive background in real estate acquisition, development, entitlement, design build and new construction sales. The Lincoln Group's vision is to create a diverse and exciting neighborhood consisting of 44 multi -level townhomes designed to meet the needs of the first time home buyer, 136 single family homes situated on 65' wide lots designed to meet the needs of a wide array of buyers, and finally 76 age -targeted villa homes featuring main -level living situated on 55' wide lots designed to accommodate the needs of our aging demographic. Planned Unit Development Zoning The Lincoln Group, Inc. is requesting a Planned Unit Development due to the varied product type designed to satisfy an array of housing needs in the City of Hugo, which the typical R-3 zoning would not readily accommodate. Additionally, the site presents unique challenges and non -typical physical characteristics including the Oneka Lake shoreline, the lake itself, extensive wetlands, the existence of a major drainage channel and an Xcel Energy transmission line easement bisecting the site. Flexibility in zoning is therefore critical to the successful development of this property. The Lincoln Group is specifically asking for reduced minimum lot sizes and widths, reduced front and side yard setbacks, and increased lot coverage primarily to deal with the constraints of the site layout and to improve our ability to preserve and accentuate the site's physical characteristics and natural features. Reduced lot sizes and adjusted setbacks will allow us to save additional trees and provide the lot size and types that today's buyers are seeking, as well as helping provide multiple housing types and diversity of construction. As part of this proposal, Lincoln Group is seeking to maximize the amount of naturally occurring wetlands and open spaces that will remain undisturbed by this development. Of the more than 25 acres of existing wetlands on this site, we are currently estimating that less than 1 acre of wetland will be impacted by development. We are currently proposing to mitigate this loss by 1