pf_03293 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

3.9 The following R-3A District requirements would apply to the site: Requirements City Code Proposal Buildine: Heie:ht 3 stories or 30 feet (lessor) 2 stories and 26 feet in height Floor Area Ratio .5 or 50% of lot area .15 or 15% oflot area Lot Area Per Unit 2,000 - 2,800 sq. ft.lUnit. 3,439 sq. ft.lUnit Lot Width 85 feet 171 feet Lot Depth 100 feet 362 feet Front Yard Setback 30 feet 30 feet Side Yard Setback 15 feet 15 feet Rear Yard Setback 30 feet 190 feet U nits per acre per Comprehensive Plan 18 units/acre 13 units/acre 3.10 The proposed site development plans, including site, grading/drainage, utility, landscape, and building elevations have been provided for the Council's consideration. 3.11 Prior to the Planning Commission meeting neighbors requested information on housing and population in the area. Staff completed a review of all housing in a two mile radius, which concludes that housing mix is 41 % rental and 59% owner occupied (see Attachment 1). 4.0 STAFF COMMENTS & FINDINGS 4.1 The vacant parcel has limited ability to be developed given the pond, city easements, and pond setbacks applicable to a specific zoning district. 4.2 The change in comprehensive plan designation and zoning classification fit well into the adjoining neighborhood. Specifically, multiple family districts are usually considered transitional zones between single family detached residential areas and commercially zoned property. This allows the multi-family residents better access to commercial areas and reduces the amount of multi-family cut-through traffic which travels through a R-l area to the commercial areas and community collector streets. In the Cave proposal, single family residentially zoned property lies directly south, commercially zoned property lies directly east, and a church lies to the west. The parcel has direct access to a community collector (Ramsey County) street (B-2) and is within 800 feet of a minor arterial street (Rice Street). 4.3 The Development Review Committee (DRC) reviewed the proposed development plan and the applications for the comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning. The DRC determined that the roof design should be modified to include dormers, and the facade should be visually broken-up by including decks. These items would reduce the scale, add human and residential proportions, and add living unit amenities to an otherwise plain elevation and roofline. PF3293 - RCA 032601 Page 3 of 8