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- ... REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 04-10-95 ITEM NO: G- 5 Item Description: Hearin Harstad Homes Inc. request for concept approval of a planned unit development consisting of 38 townhomes and two single family lots, a rezoning from R-l to residential Planned Unit Development (POD), and preliminary plat approval on land generally located west of the intersection of Ow as so Boulevard South and Western Avenue. Harstad Homes, Inc. also requests a change in the Comprehensive Plan map designation of the site from low density residential to medium density residential. Agenda Section: Department Approval: ;pPw/rnr: Background 1. At the February 8, 1995 meeting, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the application ofIndependent School District #623 for a residential planned unit development consisting of 60 townhomes and 79 single family lots on land generally bounded by Dale Street on the west, S. Owasso Boulevard to the north, and Western Avenue to the east. This was the culmination of a planning process that began almost two years ago. During the planning of the School District property, the City was interested in a coordinated development scheme that would include the adjacent vacant parcels to the north, These two parcels combined for a total of 16.68 acres. The development concept that emerged from this planning stage consisted of approximately 95 townhomes and III single family lots for the entire undeveloped area in this quadrant. It was not possible to bring the land owners and the School District together into one development project, so the School District moved ahead with their development review and approval process, Harstad Homes has purchased both of the vacant parcels north ofthe School District property and is now proceeding with their application for a planned unit development. The development strategy for the townhomes of Lake Owasso planned unit development are meant to be consistent with the design standards approved in the School District property approvals. In fact, much of the preliminary environmental studies, wetland delineation, soil testing, and other engineering aspects were done for the entire vacant property as a whole, Harstad Homes is also one of the designated townhome builders in the School District property and will be using the same townhome model as approved in the School District PUD. Development Review 1. The proposed project is located immediately north of the School District property. The property is bounded in the east by Owasso Boulevard and Western Avenue, and on the north by S. Owasso Boulevard. The north boundary is also defined by a Burlington Railroad Railway line, an NSP transmission line, and an underground Amoco pipeline. The site has been designated as low density residential in the Roseville Comprehensive Land Use Guide Plan since 1979 and the 1994 update continues this designation for this 1