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Memo to Mayor and City Council]P 97-12 <br />February 9, 1998 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Zoning/Land Use <br /> <br />R2b (Two Family Residential) / MR (Medium Density Residential) <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />· Proposed development plans <br />· Reports to the Planning Commission dated December 23, 1997 and <br /> January 27, 1998 <br />· Report to the Board of Adjustments dated January 27, 1998 <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />Guardian Angels of Elk River, Inc. is proposing a planned unit development <br />for an 11 acre piece of property bordered by Highway 10 on the south, Joplin <br />frontage road and single family residential on the west, and Lake Orono <br />along the north and east. The planned unit development is proposed to <br />include three components: 20 townhomes along the lake, 80 units of assisted <br />living in the central part of the parcel and a 43,000 square foot commercial <br />component near the intersection of Highway 10 and the north frontage road. <br />The first phase of the development would include the 20 townhomes and 60 <br />units of assisted living. The commercial and additional 20 units of assisted <br />living would be developed at a later date. <br /> <br />Land Use/Zoning <br /> <br />The land use and zoning applications are requests to change the zoning of the <br />property from R2b (Two Family/Single Family Residential) to a Planned Unit <br />Development and land use plan amendment to change the land use from MR <br />(Medium Density Residential) to HR (High Density Residential) and CC <br />(Community Commercial). The rezoning and land use plan amendment <br />would allow for a mixed use planned unit development of townhomes, <br />assisted living and a commercial component at the intersection of Highway <br />10 and the north frontage road. <br /> <br />The advantage of the planned unit development zoning is it provides <br />performance standard flexibility and consolidates different uses (i.e. <br />commercial and residential) without relying on conventional zoning <br />boundaries. The advantage to the City, it can negotiate a desired <br />development plan and approve the zoning to PUD based on the preferred <br />plan. <br /> <br />s:\council\p97-12xl.doc <br /> <br /> <br />