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Joel Larson Request March 7, 2005 Page 2 . Excerpt from Comprehensive Plan - High Density Residential . Current Land Use and Urban Service Boundary Map · Resolution No. 05-_ . Ordinance No. 05-_ Overview The applicant is proposing to develop a 6.4 acre parcel into 32 townhouses. In order to accomplish this they need a Land Use Plan amendment to include the parcel in the Urban Service Area, a rezoning from R1 a to R3 and preliminary/final plat. If the Land Use Plan amendment and rezoning are approved, the applicant will apply for preliminary plat approval for the townhouse development at a later date. Existing Conditions The property is rectangular with about 430 feet of frontage on 175th Avenue. There is an existing single family house and several accessory structures currently on the property. These will be removed if the parcel is redeveloped. There is a large wetland in the southeast comer of the parcel and a small wetland near the center. There are some trees around the house and the large wetland but most of the property is pasture. The surrounding land uses on the north, west and east are large lot residential; south of the large wetland is Elk River Station. The properties on the north side of 175th Avenue are in the Urban Service Area, as is Elk River Station. History In 2001, this property, and the others on the south side of 175th Avenue east of Twin Lakes Road and west of the Cargill property, was the subject of a Land Use Plan amendment to be included in the Urban Service Area. The proposed amendment was denied by the City Council. As part of the Comprehensive Plan adopted this year, the land use designation for this parcel, and the adjacent parcels, was changed from low density residential to high density residential. However, they were not included in the Urban Service District. The properties on the north side of 175th, to the south in Elk River Station and on the west side of Twin Lakes Road are currently in the Urban Service Area. When the land use designation in this area was changed to high density residential, it was implied that at some point the area would have to be included in the Urban Service Area. The high density residential land use allows for residential development at a density up to 20 units per acre. This type of density can not be achieved without sewer and water. Analysis Land Use Amendment In order to develop this parcel at the density anticipated when the land use designation was changed to high density residential municipal sewer and water is required. The issue is not if S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2004\LU 04-06 Larson\LU04-06CC03-07.doc