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REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION DATE: 09/08/99 ITEM NO: 6(a) Department Approval: ~ Item Description: Agenda Section: PUBLIC HEARINGS Northwestern College, request for an amendment to PUD #1124 for CONCEPT consideration of a four (4) story office and radio building versus the previously identified 3 story building, encompassing 40,000 square feet versus the previously identified 27,000 square feet, and including a parking deck. (PF3144) Manager Approved: 1.0 REQUESTED ACTION 1.1 Northwestern College is requesting an amendment to PUD #1124 to increase square footage and height of their proposed office building in the southwest parcel at the intersection of Lydia Avenue and Snelling Avenue. The purpose of the amendment is to accommodate the construction of a four-story, 40,000 square foot office and radio building for KTSI, including surface level parking and a single story parking deck. 1.2 A planned unit development is a zoning district which may include single or mixed uses, one or more lots or parcels, and is intended to create a more flexible, creative and efficient approach to the use ofland. In considering proposed planned unit developments, the City considers all standards and purposes of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan to achieve a maximum coordination between the proposed development and the surrounding uses, the conservation of woodlands and wetlands, and the protection of health, safety and welfare of the community. It has also been the City's policy to use this zoning tool for major redevelopment projects where mixes of new and existing uses or site plan flexibility was necessary to complete the project. 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 Northwestern College owns the parcel located in the southwest corner of Lydia Avenue and Snelling Avenue. This parcel was part of the original PUD (#1124), however, the initial proposal included a three-story building encompassing 27,000 Square feet. The corner parcel, for purposes of this PUD amendment, will be combined with the residence Hall and the current parking lot to create the limit of the proposed development, including the office/radio structure, parking lot and parking deck area. 2.2 The Comprehensive plan designates the property as Business. Adjacent land uses include Northwestern College to the north; single family residential, the 7 -story Eagle Crest facility and 3-story senior apartment facility to the west and southwest; the 3-1/2 story Country Inn and Suites to the south; and single family residential, apartments, and businesses to PF#3144 - RPCA (09/08/99) - Page 1 of 5