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<br />Overview <br /> <br />Planning Commission Meeting <br /> <br />At the September 20'h meeting the City Council tabled the request to allow the applicant to <br />make modifications to the ptoject and present a revised plan to the Planning Commission <br />for review. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission at their November 9'h meeting teviewed the ptoposal that is <br />before the Council. A majority of the Commissioners liked the project; however, they <br />recommended denial of the proposal. They based their recommendation on health safety <br />issues as it relates to the lack of overall traffic infrastructure on the east side of the city to <br />support the traffic generated by this ptoject. <br /> <br />The residents ftom Sunset Ridge spoke at the public hearing and reiterated their concerns <br />regarding the increase in traffic through their neighborhood, the dangerous intersections at <br />Lincoln/County Road. 13 and Kennedy/County Road 13, that the ptoject is not compatible <br />with their development and the traffic congestion at the intersections along Highway 169. <br /> <br />Analysis <br /> <br />Zone Change <br /> <br />The applicant is requesting a rezoning ftom RId (Single Family Residential) to PUD <br />(planned Unit Development). The rezoning to PUD will allow the applicant and the City <br />greater flexibility in designing the project. When reviewing a zone change, the City Council <br />should evaluate the consistency of the request with the underlying land use, the consistency <br />of the use with the ptoposed zoning district, and the compatibility of the requested zoning <br />district to adjacent uses and zoning. In the case of a Planned Unit Development, the City <br />can also evaluate what the City is gaining in exchange for granting the zone change. <br /> <br />The request to change the zoning from RId Single Family Residential to PUD Planned Unit <br />Development is consistent with the underlying land use designation of Medium Density <br />Residential. It is compatible the adjacent property to the south, as the ptoperty is likely to be <br />developed under a PUD designation. The property to the west is larger lot (2.5 acre) single <br />family residential; the ptoposed PUD includes 14,000 sf. single family lots abutting those <br />properties. <br /> <br />Conditional Use Permit and Preliminary Plat <br /> <br />Layout and Density <br /> <br />The proposal before the Council has been modified since the Council considered it on <br />September 20'h. The changes include reducing the number of units from 608 to 489, <br />donating about 22.5 acres for an elementary school/fire station & well house at the <br />