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4.0 PROJECT REVIEW a 2800 Arona Concept PUD: 4 1 The 13-acre site at 2800 Arona Street is currently a vacant undeveloped parcel previously used for a grade school, and later by the City for a Community Center. The site originally contained an elementary school (Ralph Reeder) that subsequently was bought by NCR for a training site. In 1990 the City bought the site from NCR with funds from its economic development fund. The site has been used in recent years as a temporary site for the Roseville Community Center and for playfields. By the fall of 2000, the City of Roseville had vacated and razed the building in order to begin redevelopment. The vacant parcel is currently maintained as play fields with paved parking and includes a DNR protected wetland on the south 1/8' of the parcel. 4.2 The City, as owner, proposes a new site plan to develop the 13 acre site into a mix of housing types with up to 160 housing units (many with underground parking), a series of public and/or private open spaces, including a small public park and a DNR protected wetland and constructing additional access to the site through Terrace Drive from Hamlin Avenue. 4.3 The purpose of the First Phase of the General Concept Plan is to provide initial direction for the preparation of an RFP and redevelopment of the Arona site. This initial direction also provides the eventual site developer with a mixed housing and public open space concept (foundation) within a residential planned unit development process. Section 1008 specifies the procedures for creating a planned unit development rezoning. Additional public hearings by the Planning Commission and Council are required before the approval of the final plan, sale of the site, and construction can begin. 4.4 The property lies in Comprehensive Planning District 3 and currently has a Future Land Use designation of"HD", Nigh Density Dousing. 4.5 The current zoning of the parcel is B-1, Limited Business District. While the Zoning Ordinance allows apartments in a B-I, Limited Business District, by conditional use permit, multi-family uses are not allowed in other business districts. However, to gather the most effective public input regarding redevelopment, hearings and meetings are important. The City determined the most appropriate action is to follow the A ro n alHam l i n e Master Plan Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment (hearings required), which designates the site for a mix of quality housing types. A rezoning (hearings required) to a PUD with R-3 Multi-Family Residence Zoning District and a subdivision are also required. The PUD First Phase concept plan is compatible with the overall Aron a1Ham l i n e Neighborhood Master Plan. 4.6 Ultimately, the land use and housing concept for the Arona site is to construct up to 160 housing units, the majority of which would be within a multi-story building(s) located at the southwest corner of the site (Depending on the developer, the southwest corner, adjacent to the former NCR tower, could also be used for limited office space, perhaps an expansion of the existing office building). The plan indicates that units throughout the site could be rental or owner occupied and will provide for some affordable units for seniors and first PF3243 -RCA Concept PtTD 032502.doc Page 2