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PLANNING REPORT DATE: 10 June, 1992 CASE NUMBER: 2355 APPLICANT: Calibre Ridge Partnership LOCATION: 2231 Rice Street (Rice st. & Hwy 36) ACTION REQUESTED: Planned unit Development Amendment General Concept Approval PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. BACKGROUND At the March meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed a sketch concept of the amended plan for the Calibre Ridge townhouse project. As you will recall, the original project had receiv~d Final PUD approval from the city, but the developers decided to modify the project to remove one building, reducing the density and creating more open play area. The change is the result of discussions with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) which is are participating in the financing. They will give the project a better financing package if there are more three-bedroom units and more play space for children. The proposal eliminates one eight-unit building and converts that space to play area. The remainder of the si te plan is almost identical to the approved plan, except one other building is reduced by one unit, being modified to make all the units three bedrooms. The resulting plan has 49 units, compared to the approved 58 units. Where the previous plan had two small play areas (one in the north central area and one in the southwest corner next to Hwy 36), the amended plan removes the southwest play area and replaces it, doubled in size, in the northwest part of the site where the 8-unit building has been taken out. Where the previous plan had a basketball court tucked in the corner of a parking area in the southeast part of the site, the amended plan incorporates the court into the expanded play area in the northwest part of the site. The attached drawings are based on the previous plans with 'balloon' areas highlighting the changes.