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city of <br />Elk <br />liver <br />Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />7.11) <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Fiuly6, <br />Prepared by <br />Public Hearings <br />2020 <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />CommonBond Elk River Housing Limited <br />Chris Leeseber , Senior Planner <br />Reviewed by <br />Partnership — Conditional Use Permit to Establish a <br />Planned Unit Development <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />Direct staff, by motion, to prepare a resolution making findings of fact denying the requested Conditional <br />Use Permit as the subject property does not have the proper Land Use designation for the proposed use. <br />Staff will bring the resolution of denial forward on July 20, 2021. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Case No. CU 20-07 <br />The subject property, located southwest of the intersection of Highway ca33. <br />169 and 197t'' Avenue, is currently zoned Planned Unit Development <br />(PUD) and has an underlying land use of Highway Business. <br />The applicant is proposing a 60-unit multi -family residential apartment RR <br />building in the Elk Ridge Center commercial development. In order to <br />compete this project, the applicant will need approval of amendment (LU Hwy 10 <br />20-02) to the Land Use Plan, a plat (P 20-05) establishing the buildable CR 12 <br />parcel, and a Conditional Use Permit (CU 20-07) to establish the <br />residential PUD. <br />The Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial of the ti <br />Conditional Use Permit as the subject property does not have the proper <br />land use designation for the proposed use. <br />Public Hearing Figure I <br />Staff has received numerous comments regarding the proposed project, a few in favor but an <br />overwhelming majority of the comments opposed to project. These comments are attached to the <br />Conditional Use Permit (CU 20-07) Planning Commission Request for Action dated June 23, 2020. <br />Additional comments and presentations are attached to this memo. <br />Numerous people spoke during the public hearing in opposition to the proposed project citing: <br />■ Traffic, safety, noise, lighting <br />Property values and impacts to the neighborhood character <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A nelcoming community nvith revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional p o w E A E u s r <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity ,� g /� <br />