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The Meadows at Hugo – Preliminary Plat, PUD, and Comp Plan Amendment Page 2 2. DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: The applicant is requesting approval of a preliminary plat, planned unit development (PUD), and comprehensive plan amendment for a residential development. The PUD totals 32.93 acres and has 5.92 acres of wetlands for a net area of 27.01 acres. The preliminary plat proposes a total of 87 single family lots and six outlots. The property is currently zoned Future Urban Service (FUS) and is proposed to be rezoned to Planning Unit Development (PUD). The applicant is requesting PUD flexibility on the following: • Flexibility to allow a minimum lot size of 5,500 square feet, where 10,400 square feet is required. • Flexibility to allow a minimum lot width of 44 feet, were 80 feet is required by ordinance. • Flexibility to allow a minimum front yard building setback of 25 feet, where 30 feet is required. • Flexibility to allow a minimum side yard setback of 5 feet, where 10 feet is required. • Flexibility to allow a maximum percentage of impervious surface of 60%, where 50% is required. • Flexibility from the Shoreland Overlay District requirements through the PUD as approved by the MN DNR. In exchange for this flexibility, the developer is: • Designing a more sensitive proposal than would have been the case with the use of the standard R-3 zoning district. • Preserving and enhancing natural features with the trail system that meanders through the development and connects to adjacent City park property. • Creating a connection through the Greenway Corridor in the City with the establishment of a passive trail. • Providing landscaping that exceeds the City’s requirements. • Incorporating architectural design guidelines for homes within the development to ensure high quality and varied products. The applicant is also requesting approval of a comprehensive plan amendment. The developer’s proposed utility plan identifies a connection to the Met Council Interceptor approximately 1,320 feet south of 165th Street North, which is at the northwest corner of the property. The City’s Comprehensive Sanitary Sewer Plan identifies a sanitary sewer connection to the Met Council Interceptor at 165th Street North. Any modification to connection locations requires a comprehensive plan amendment.