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Agenda Number: G.5 CITY OF HUGO Zoning and Planning Application Staff Report TO: Bryan Bear, City Administrator FROM: Rachel Juba, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Oneka Lake Reserve, LLC. Request for a Preliminary Plat and PUD for “Oneka Lake Reserve” consisting of 40 townhome units on 6.7 acres located north of 150th Street North across from Generation Avenue North. ZONING: R-4, Low Density Multi-Family Residential LAND USE: Medium Density Residential (MD) DATE: June 3, 2021, for the City Council meeting of June 7, 2021 REVIEW DEADLINE: June 13, 2021 1. PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATE: At its May 13, 2021, Planning Commission held and public hearing and considered the applications. There were several residents that spoke during the public hearing from the adjacent neighborhood to the north and east. The residents voiced concerns over wildlife habitat on the property, as well as traffic and safety of children in the area. There was one resident that spoke with concerns over access to her property because of an existing drainage and utility easement over the property and the proposed expansion of the pond to the north. The developer is working with this property owner. The property owner to the west, the owner of Hugo Estates, stated he was in support of the project and has had discussions with the developer about additional landscaping on the west side. Staff explained that the property is privately owned and properly zoned for the development. There are also two ways out of the development area, south on Generation Avenue to the east off of Goodview Avenue, which both go Oneka Lake Boulevard/147th Street. Staff stated that the road and access points are able to handle additional traffic. Staff recommended approval of the project subject to the conditions in the resolution. The Planning Commission generally liked the layout of the development. The Planning Commission