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3 Oneka Commons Sketch Plan 2023 General Layout The applicant is showing development of parcels of land approximately 23 acres into a mixed use development with residential and commercial uses. The uses proposed are apartments various commercial business. In discussions with the applicant the proposed apartments, would be the first phase. The total number of number of units for the proposed apartments is 150. The apartments are located on approximately 7 acres with a density of 25 units per acre. The plan shows accesses into the site from Frenchman Road/CSAH 8. The applicant has not clarified if they will be applying for a Planned Unit Development (PUD), but it is likely. PUDs offer flexibility to develop a site through the relaxation of most normal zoning district standards. The use of PUD zoning can allow for a greater variety of uses, internal transfers of density, construction phasing and a potential for lower development costs. In exchange for this flexibility, the City has the expectation that the development plan will result in a significantly higher quality and more sensitive proposal than would have been the case with the use of other, more standard zoning districts. PUD approval may be granted if the applicant can demonstrate compliance with the following criteria: 1. The establishment of PUD zoning districts in appropriate settings and situations, to create or maintain a development pattern that complies with the City's comprehensive plan. 2. The mixing of land uses within a development when such mixing of land uses could not otherwise be accomplished. 3. Variations to the strict application of the land use regulations in this chapter in order to improve site design and operation, while at the same time incorporating design elements (e.g., construction materials, landscaping, lighting, open space, etc.) that exceed the City's standards to offset the effect of any variations. 4. A more creative and efficient approach to land use within the city, while at the same time protecting and promoting the health, safety, comfort, aesthetics, economic viability, and general welfare of the City. 5. Preservation and enhancement of natural features and open spaces, including but not limited to the width expansion of greenway corridors, conservation of wooded areas, development of buffer areas, reduction of impervious surface, and utilization of joint facilities and utilities. 6. Maintenance or improvement for the efficiency of public streets and utilities. 7. Establishment of appropriate transitions between differing land uses. Compliance with City Code, Comprehensive Plan, and Downtown Design Guidelines The areas that are guided mixed-use are within the boundaries of the downtown plan and are subject to the downtown design guidelines. The areas that are guided mixed-use are in highly visible areas of the City and, consequently, development in these areas will be expected to provide a higher level of site design and architectural design than other areas of the City. Typically, mixed-use development includes a combination of retail, office, cultural, or entertainment uses with the ability to integrate higher density residential uses as part of an overall master planned development.