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<br />The topography of the site is sloping from the northwest comer to the southeast <br />comer. A 2.8 acre DNR protected wetland pond exists in the south east comer of <br />the site. <br /> <br />C. Comprehensive Plan Designation <br /> <br />The city's comprehensive plan designates the site for high density residential/park. <br />The plan also identifies the site as a possible location for a planned unit <br />development(pUD). Such a PUD could include a mix of housing types including <br />multi story apartments, and townhouses, Housing units could owned or rental, <br />market rate or subsidized, and senior or family housing or any combination <br />thereof <br /> <br />D. Public Uses <br /> <br />Developer will be responsible for park dedication and/or improvements or for the <br />provision of a private park open to the public. The location and shape of the park <br />and pond may be changed to best meet the needs of the project. <br /> <br />E. Zoning <br /> <br />The site is zoned B~ 1 Limited Business. The city council will consider rezoning <br />the site as a PUD to provide design and use flexibility for an appropriate well <br />designed housing project. The density of development on this site could range <br />from 12 to 36 units per acre in a mixed use format, but must include open space <br />adjacent to the pond. The existing structure on the site may be demoJished or <br />incorporated into the project. Demolition of the structure will be the responsibility <br />of the developer, City staff estimates that the cost of demolition would be <br />approximately $110,000. <br /> <br />Proper sensitive transitions and/or buffers to adjacent single family and office uses, <br /> <br />F. Adjacent Land Uses <br /> <br />As can be seen from the attached map, adjacent land uses include multi family <br />residential on the east and west sides, office and restaurant uses on the south side, <br />and church and single family residential uses on the north side. The developer may <br />include collaborative designs with adjacent property owners, <br /> <br />Adjacent multi-family uses include the Coventry project which consists of2 and 5 <br />story buildings at an overall density of 22,71 units per acre, Centennial Gardens <br />project which consists of2~1I2 story buildings at a density of 19.33 units per acre, <br />and the Terrace Park project which consists of 3 story buildings at a density of 18 <br />units per acre. <br /> <br />G. Environmental Status <br /> <br />Phase 1 and 2 Environmental Assessments have or will be conducted on the site. <br />The results and recommendations of these studies will be made available upon <br /> <br />2 <br />