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AGENDA ITEM - 3A <br />--flRPEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: February 9, 2026 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Jessica Jagoe, City Administrator <br />FROM: Jake Reilly, Community Development Director <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case 26-004 — Concept Plan Review <br />Roers Companies multifamily development — 3499 Lexington Avenue <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />Council Should Consider <br />Council should consider a request for a Concept Plan Review for a proposed 167-unit mid -rise <br />apartment development on the property owned by Trusted Fraternal Life at 3499 Lexington <br />Avenue N. The Applicant is seeking feedback from the City Council on the concept plan in <br />advance of the full submission which would include a land use application for items such as a <br />Conditional Use Permit, Planned Unit Development, and may include application for <br />amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code. <br />The Concept Plan Review process is an opportunity for the City Council to provide comments <br />and questions regarding proposed developments. A concept review is considered advisory and is <br />nonbinding to the City and Applicant (Section 1320.14, Subd 4 of the Zoning Code). No formal <br />action can be taken at a Work Session. A formal application will be subject to the full review <br />process, including a public hearing with Planning Commission and City Council review. <br />Below is a description of the project, the unit count, and an evaluation of the proposal against the <br />existing zoning code. Staff seeks recommendations from the Council on the density of the site <br />and methods to address increasing density on this site and potentially others in the B-2 district as <br />well as for the Community Mixed Use future land use classification. <br />Background <br />Roers Companies is proposing a 167-unit mid -rise market rate apartment development with a <br />mix of one, two, and three -bedroom units. The proposal also includes underground and surface <br />parking, pickleball courts, a dog exercise area, an outdoor patio space, and pedestrian <br />connectivity to the retail/commercial properties to the north. <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />