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College Prop ert f es g Case Moe 2491 Page 9 often with the City and surrounding neighbors as the project has taken shape. Most people agree that removing the now - blighted Paul's Place buildings will be an improvement to the area. Most agree that the proposed uses serve a great Sneed in the Roseville area. most agree on the general arrangement of uses on the site: a new extension of Lincoln Drive to connect C- 2 and Lydia, senior housing located away from Snelling Avenue, the motel and college buildings located closer to Snelling.' And there is general agreement that to efficiently- use the site taller buildings must be allowede with agreement on these general issues, approval of the plan hinges on the details. More importantly, we believe approval of the plan hinges on the details of the edge facing the neighbors. if the Planning Commission believes the proposed plan reasonably accommodates these neighborsr the project should be recommended for approval. If the Planning Commission believes that the imager proximity and detailing of the buildings is not sensitive to the neighbors, the project should be modified before. being recommended for approval. The project wa v� reviewed as a sketch plan before. detailed drawings had been ma,.. !af the buildings and the image to the neighbors. Now that we j. �.-e seen these drawings,, does the Plannin g Commission still • agree: that the project is reasonable' Are the buildings too tall, too c i ose , too large or is the plan a reasonable accommodation of a iauch- needed use being designed efficiently on the site? The question to be answered for any PUD- is what benefits do the city and surrounding properties receive in exchange for flexibility on certain standards in the Zoning Coded The South campus PUD proposes uses that are less intense generally than the Comp Plan and zoning mould allow. The uses are greatly needed in the community, now and into the foreseeable futures The - overall density and size of the buildings exceed the strict standards of the Ra,3 District, but they meet the setbacks and will not shade the adjacent neighbors except for early morning hours in the winter. The back edges of the buildings have been carefully designed to provide interest and generous landscaping and the developer has offered to further enhance the landscaping in each neighbor,f s yard* Tak. �.t together these issues offer a reasonably balanced-project, we 2lieve * We recommend approval of the South Campus PUD with the following conditions l ) That the rightmnof -way for the extension of Lincoln Drive through the site - be dedicated in exchange 'for the City deeding the former Snelling Avenue frontage road rightmnof- way to the owners.