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5 “Frenchman Village” Sketch Plan The sketch plan would require land use and zoning amendments for the areas west of Fenway Boulevard to approximately Everton Avenue. The applicant is proposing to change the land use from Commercial (COM) and Low Density Residential (LD) to a mix of Commercial (COM), Low Density Residential (LD), and Medium Density Residential (MD). The areas that would be guided for Commercial (COM) are significantly reduced from the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The applicant is not proposing to change the areas guided as Mixed-Use (MIX). The applicant has stated that the property has been marketed for several years with the current land use plan and a project has not been able to work with the amount of commercial guided in the 2040 Land Use Plan. They state that development of the property with more residential is more viable. They have also stated the amount of commercial uses that they are showing is what the market can support. This proposed sketch plan significantly reduces the amount of commercial land use that would be developed along CSAH 8/Frenchman Road. However, it does show commercial uses at the intersection of Oneka Parkway and CSAH 8/Frenchman Road and at the corner of Highway 61 and CSAH 8/Frenchman Road. If there was a change in land use, these areas are where commercial development makes sense from a visibility and accessibility standpoint. The sketch plan shows an extension of the existing townhomes to the west and single family homes east of Oneka Parkway to the proposed Fenway Boulevard extension. Any residential development directly along CSAH 8/Frenchman Road should be heavily screened with a mix of ponding, berms, and landscaping. The applicant is proposing a club house and pool as a neighborhood amenity. The location is directly adjacent to the Met Council sanitary sewer lift station (east of Oneka Parkway) that is Medium Density Residential Commercial Low Density Residential Mixed- Use/Downtown Public Park