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Page 3 B. Natural Characteristics of Site The site is vacant and generally flat. There are existing mature trees on the property. The site is adjacent to Egg Lake and there are wetlands between the property and Egg Lake. 4. ANALYSIS: A. Planned Unit Development(PUD) The use of the PUD zoning allows the developer zoning ordinance flexibility to create a master planned development. The PUD zoning is tied to a specific PUD general plan that is proposed with this application. The applicant is requesting approval of a PUD for the development. PUD's offer enhanced flexibility to develop a site through the relaxation of zoning district standards. The use of the PUD zoning also allows for a greater variety of uses, internal transfers of density, construction phasing and a potential for lower development costs. In exchange for this enhanced flexibility, the city has the expectation that the development plan will result in a significantly higher quality proposal than would have been the case with the use of other, more standard zoning districts. In exchange for this flexibility, the developer is: • Landscape plan and exceeds ordinance standards • Design standards and architecture that exceeds ordinance standards • Creating a main street atmosphere in the Central Business District • Public access to Egg Lake Staff believes that the layout of the proposed PUD general plan exceeds the City's standards for commercial developments. The applicant has offered a more creative and efficient approach to the master plan which could not be achieved without the flexibility. The plan also meets the downtown plan and design guidelines. In order to approve a PUD, the City must find that the applicant has demonstrated compliance with the following criteria: I. Provide for the establishment of PUD zoning districts in appropriate setting and situations, to create and maintain a development pattern that complies with the City's Comprehensive Plan. 2. Allow for the mixing of land uses within a development when such mixing of land uses could not otherwise be accomplished. 3