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Memo to Mayor & City Council/P 01-06 <br />March 19, 2001 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />Uses <br />The applicant at this time has not identified any commercial uses, other than <br />expressing a desire to locate a restaurant on one of the parcels located on the <br />south end of the property. The restaurant would overlook the river and the <br />scenic beauty of the Mississippi River. Other uses consistent with the C3, <br />Highway Commercial District would be appropriate to consider. The Commission <br />may want to consider limiting the number of gas stations to one, as there is a gas <br />station located directly to the east in the southeast corner of the intersection of <br />171st and Highway 10. If the Commission agrees that rezoning to Planned Unit <br />Development is appropriate, staff would recommend that prior to final plat <br />approval, staff, the applicant, and the Planning Commission work to establish a <br />set of design guidelines similar to those created for Elk River Crossing in order to <br />guide development in this development. <br /> <br />Setbacks <br />The applicant has submitted no specific uses or site plans at this time. <br />Maintaining the C3, Highway Commercial District setbacks would be consistent <br />with other uses in this corridor. The townhome setbacks would be similar to <br />those proposed in other similar developments. <br /> <br />Conditional Use Permit <br /> <br />In order to approve the site plan for the PUD, a conditional use permit must be <br />approved. As proposed, the plan has setbacks and proposed uses similar and <br />consistent with other uses in this corridor. As each site develops, an amendment <br />to the PUD to approve specific site plan will be required. This should also apply <br />to the townhome lots once a builder has been identified. <br /> <br />Planning Commission Action <br /> <br />The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing regarding these requests <br />at its February 27, 2001 meeting. At that meeting, the applicant spoke regarding <br />his plans and his desire not to impact the adjacent residential neighborhood to <br />the south. He felt that connecting Yale Street to 170th Avenue would disrupt the <br />neighborhood. <br /> <br />Mr. Kirkeide, 11230 173rd Avenue provided the letter attached to the packet. <br /> <br />Representatives from the monument company located at 17276 Highway 10 <br />spoke regarding the proposal and the attempt by the applicant to strike an <br />arrangement for a land swap. Their property is not owned by the applicant, but <br />would need to be crossed in order to connect Yale Street to Zane Street on the <br />north end of the project. <br /> <br />S:\PLANNING\MICHMC\CCREPRTS\P01-06.DOC <br /> <br /> <br />