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Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> 2 <br />The Planning Commission agreed the project met the requirements to approve the applications. <br />The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the preliminary plat and <br />PUD, subject to the conditions listed in the resolutions. <br /> <br />2. DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: <br /> <br />The applicant is requesting approval of a preliminary plat and planned unit development (PUD) <br />to subdivide and master plan the property to allow 5 buildings for a total of approximately 63,000 <br />square feet. The PUD general plan is proposed for the entire 4.2 acres of the property and is will <br />replace the previous PUD General Plan that was approved in 2020. The property is located on the <br />east side of Highway 61 in downtown along Egg Lake. The property includes wetlands along the <br />lake for a total of 4 buildable acres. The property is currently owned by the City of Hugo and the <br />applicant has a purchase agreement to purchase the property in phases. <br /> <br />The PUD General Plan includes 5 buildings totaling 63,000 square feet, which includes 24,732 <br />square feet for a second story’s of a couple buildings. The mix of uses are restaurants (18,000 <br />square feet), retail (25,000 square feet), and office (20,000). The plan includes a downtown main <br />street concept, promenade in the center, and a waterfront boardwalk intended to give residents <br />and guests views of Egg Lake. The preliminary plat includes four lots that will generally have a <br />building on each lot with cross access and parking agreements. A property owners association <br />will be required to be created to maintain the private drives, landscaping, lighting, and other <br />common areas. <br /> <br />The applicant is requesting PUD flexibility on the following: <br /> <br />• Shoreland ordinance regulations <br />o Minimum Building setback from ordinary high water (OHW) level of Egg Lake <br />o Maximum impervious surface <br />o Maximum Dock size over the OHW level of Egg Lake <br />o Maximum building height <br />• Parking regulations <br />o Minimum side yard setback for parking lot <br />o Minimum parking requirements <br />• Minimum rear yard setback requirement <br /> <br />In exchange for this flexibility, the developer is: <br /> <br />• Landscape plan and exceeds ordinance standards <br />• Design standards and architecture that exceeds ordinance standards <br />• Creating a main street atmosphere in the Central Business District <br />• Public access to Egg Lake <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />