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Shores of Oneka Lake Planned Unit Development Preliminary Plat Submittal <br />Page 9 <br />with existing zoning standards. We believe that the development meets the City’s PUD criteria in the <br />following ways: <br />(1) The establishment of PUD zoning districts in appropriate settings and situations, to create or <br />maintain a development pattern that complies with the city's comprehensive plan. <br /> <br />Comment: The proposed development complies with the Comprehensive Plan in that the <br />properties are guided for Low Density Residential, which allows a density of two to three units <br />per acre, which can be increased up to four units per acre with a PUD. With 131.66 total <br />acres less 25.89 acres of wetlands and 7.12 acres of floodplain, the property has a total <br />buildable acreage of 98.65 acres. With 218 units, the net density is 2.21 lots per acre. <br />Additionally, the Comprehensive Plan calls for a greater variety of life cycle housing, which is <br />provided in this development. <br /> <br />(2) The mixing of land uses within a development when such mixing of land uses could not <br />otherwise be accomplished under this chapter. <br /> <br />Comment: The standards within the R-3 zoning district (particularly the setbacks and <br />maximum impervious surface) would not allow for villa or twinhome lots, as these are meant <br />to have smaller lots with less maintenance. <br /> <br />(3) Variations to the strict application of the land use regulations in this chapter in order to <br />improve site design and operation, while at the same time incorporating design elements <br />(e.g., construction materials, landscaping, lighting, open space, etc.) that exceed the city's <br />standards to offset the effect of any variations. <br /> <br />Comment: The site plan clusters the housing types giving the sense of smaller communities <br />within the overall larger neighborhood. The development will offer a variety of housing <br />options with quality construction materials with careful attention paid to ensuring the use of <br />varied elevations and materials to avoid any monotony of architecture from the street. <br />Additionally, the development proposes amenities available to residents along the <br />lakeshore including docks, benches, and trails along the lakeshore. <br /> <br />(4) A more creative and efficient approach to land use within the city, while at the same time <br />protecting and promoting the health, safety, comfort, aesthetics, economic viability, and <br />general welfare of the city. <br /> <br />Comment: The development is sensitive to the wetlands on the site and will result in the <br />construction of a roundabout connecting Trunk Highway 61 and 159th Street to Street AA of <br />the Preliminary Plat. This roundabout will promote safer traffic circulation at this intersection. <br />Additionally, the proposed design is moved back from the lake, providing open space <br />dedicated to the City along the lakeshore that will provide opportunity for passive recreation <br />by residents. <br /> <br /> <br />(5) Preservation and enhancement of natural features and open spaces, including but not limited <br />to the width expansion of greenway corridors, conservation of wooded areas, development <br />of buffer areas, reduction of impervious surface, and utilization of joint facilities and utilities. <br /> <br />Comment: As previously mentioned, the development preserves a majority of the wetlands on <br />the site, requiring less than an acre of wetland fill. Additionally, the site preserves the natural <br />buffer on the south and west side of the development and open space along the lake.