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Agenda Number K.1 CITY OF HUGO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANNING AND ZONING APPLICATION STAFF REPORT TO: Bryan Bear, City Administrator FROM: Max Gort, Associate Planner, through Rachel Juba, Community Development Director. SUBJECT: Summit Management LLC. – Rosemary Place Sketch Plan DATE: November 17, 2022, for the City Council Meeting of November 21, 2022 ZONING: General Business (C-2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Commercial (COM) REVIEW DEADLINE (120-days): January 7, 2023 1. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING UPDATE: At its November 10, 2022 meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed and provided comments on the sketch plan. The Commissioners generally felt comfortable with an apartment use on the commercially-zoned property, pending the approval of zoning and Comprehensive Plan amendments. The primary concerns raised by the Commissioners were the proposed wetland impacts, vehicle circulation through parking lots and proposed access points, and the compact nature of the site design. The Commissioners had concerns on the access points and the long parking lots areas that could encourage speeding and cut-through traffic. They recommended revisions to the parking lot layout and circulation to mitigate speeding and to remove the long parking lot areas. The Commissioners also had issues with the detached garage and asked whether the applicant would consider underground parking to favor a more open site design and to be consistent with the apartment to the north. They stated that the site seems to be overcrowded on the west side and asked if more of the property could be used. The applicant stated that the eastern portion of the property would likely remain recreational space as is proposed in the sketch plan, since that area is bisected by the powerlines and easement areas. The Commission wanted any development of the property to fit in with the surrounding area. 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (EDA) MEETING UPDATE: At its October 18, 2022 meeting, the EDA reviewed and provided comments on the sketch plan.