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3.5 Zonin g southeast, along Hamline Avenue. Several restaurants and banks are within walking The site is currently zoned "B-I" Limited distance of the site to the southwest, adjacent Business. However, the City Council has to the Snelling Avenue frontage road. approved a first reading of a rezoning ordinance for the site as a Planned Unit 3.8 Environmental Status Development (PUD) to provide design and use flexibility for an appropriate well designed A Phase 1 Environmental Assessment has mixed housing project. The density of been conducted on the site in conjunction with development on this site could range from 4 the demolition of the previous building. All (single family) to 36 (apartments) units per contaminates that existed within the building acre in a mixed use format, but must include have been properly disposed of according to open space adjacent to the pond and existing current MnPCA environmental standards. The neighborhood to the north of the site. results and recommendations of these studies Sensitive transitions and/or buffers to adjacent will be made available upon request. single family and office uses are required. 3.9 Utilities/Streets 3.6 Adjacent Land Uses City utilities including water, sanitary sewer, As can be seen from the Master Plan Future and storm sewer are in place and available to Land Use Ma and Site Concept Ma (map the site. An 8-inch water line, a 42-inch p p p #4 #5), adjacent land uses include multi family anitary sewer line, and a 24-inch storm sewer Y residential on the east and west sides office line are available. Additional on-site ponding ' and restaurant uses on the south side, and may be required. such of the water retention church and single family residential uses on may be included in the improvement of the g Y the north side. Special attention should be existing on-site pond, which must also become an amenity to the development. given to create a sense of place within the Y p development and to the adjacent land uses with quality designs and public connections. The development of the Arona site will require q Y g p additional access to the site from Hamiine Adjacent multi-family uses include the Avenue through Terrace Drive. There J Y current) 45-foot sewer easement in that Covent ro ect which consists of 2 and 5 Y is a Coventry project story buildings at an overall density f 2271 area. In addition, pedestrian pathway � g Y . units per acre, Centennial Gardens project connections to the site will be required so that which consists of 2-1/2 story g p garden apartment new neighborhood can access businesses buildings at a density of 19.33 units per acre along the Snelling Frontage Road, Hamiine g Y p and the Terrace Park J roject which consists of Avenue and transit along County Road C. p 3 story buildings at a density of 18 units per These connections should be incorporated into rY g Y p acre. proposed site plans. The Hamiine Shopping Center Complex 3.10 Governmental Approvals located to the east of the site is currently being considered for a joint redevelopment by the Since the City owns the site, a thorough City owner Kraus Anderson and proponent, Council public meeting process will be required Presbyterian Homes as a mixed-use project to determine a designated developer or including senior housing, neighborhood retail development team. After a series of public and offices. In addition, there is a Super hearings, a Phase I concept plan was America gas and convenience store to the approved by the Planning Commission and RFPARONA Page 3 April 15, 2002