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733 Marquette Avenue, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402 Memorandum DATE: August 6, 2019 TO: Mark Statz, Centerville City Administrator FROM: Phil Carlson, AICP, and Lauren Walburg, Stantec RE: Downtown Zoning Changes BACKGROUND In light of the possible redevelopment of Block 7, the City has decided to revisit the relevant zoning and Master Plan requirements to ensure that any potential development meets City expectations. The City held a joint meeting of the EDA, Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council on October 24, 2018 to discuss changes to the zoning map, zoning code and Master Plan. The understanding at that meeting was that more formal action would be taken down the road to formalize these changes. At this point, it is requested that the Planning and Zoning Commission consider formal changes to the zoning code, zoning map and Master Plan as detailed in this memo. A Public Hearing for these changes could be held at the September 3, 2019 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. PLANNING ISSUES Master Plan Updates There are several changes that have been discussed to the Master Plan and Development Guidelines for Downtown Centerville. This document is referred to directly in the zoning code and provides development guidelines for downtown. Given past discussions with the Planning and Zoning Commission, the following changes are proposed to the Master Plan document: (1) In Section C. I. c. “District overview,” clarify Mixed Use Corridors as M-1 and Downtown Neighborhood as M-2 to better correlate with the zoning code. (2) In Section C. II. b. “Site Development Standards: Mixed Use Corridors,” include minimum and maximum residential density standards to be consistent with the M-2 district. Stantec would propose a minimum standard of 15 units per acre and a maximum of 40 units per acre.