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2 Oneka Commons Sketch Plan 2023 3. CONCEPT PLAN: Current Zoning The property is zoned Central Business (C-1), with a very small portion zoned General Business (C-2) to the west. The purpose of the central business zoning district (C-1) is to provide for the establishment of a downtown which is a blend of cultural, recreational, civic, entertainment, retail sales, and office uses. Businesses requiring exterior storage for processing, retail sales, or wholesale activities are not permitted in this district. Current Land Use The property is guided Mixed-Use the 2040 Land Use Plan, with a very small portion to the west guided Commercial (COM). Mixed-Use (MIX) The Mixed-Use designation provides opportunities for multiple compatible uses on a single site. These uses can include residential, commercial, office, retail, and public/quasi-public uses. The MIX land use designation allows residential development at a minimum density of 10 units per net acre and maximum density of 60 units per net acre. 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.