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RA EQUESTEDCTION 2 HR LLC (TPI Hospitality) proposes to plat Outlot A of the Twin Lakes Addition, lying in the 3 southeast corner of the intersection of Iona Lane and Cleveland Avenue, as Lot 1, Twin Lakes 4 Hospitality Place. 5 B ACKGROUND 6 The subject property, located in Planning District 10, has a Comprehensive Plan Land Use 7 Designation of Community Mixed Use (CMU) and a corresponding zoning district classification 8 of Community Mixed Use (CMU) District. The proposal has been prompted 9 PRELIMINARYPLAT by plans to develop 2 hotels on the site; a 5-story, 100-unit Hampton Inn and a 4-story, 105-unit 10 Home2 Suites. 11 The subject development site lies adjacent to the Metro Transit park-and-ride parking structure 12 which has some of its underground storm water management vaults located on the subject 13 development site. 14 The applicant has submitted a letter seeking a waiver from the Environmental Assessment 15 Worksheet (EAW) requirements. Currently there is no formal process for such a waiver and the 16 Community Development Department is in the process of discussing the establishment of a 17 formal process with the City Council. Staff will be meeting with the Council at a work-session 18 on December 8, 2014, to discuss the EAW waiver, establishment of specific criteria, and the 19 creation of an application process. Should the City Council support such a process, additional 20 actions may be necessary in-order to establish the formal waiver process and procedure. 21 Assuming that the City Council does approve a formal process and procedure, the applicant will 22 be notified of these new requirements and directed to submit accordingly. 23 When exercising the so-called “quasi-judicial” authority when acting on a request, the role 24 PLAT of the City is to determine the facts associated with a particular request and apply those facts to 25 the legal standards contained in the ordinance and relevant state law. In general, if the facts 26 indicate the applicant meets the relevant legal standard, then they are likely entitled to the 27 approval, although the City is able to add conditions to a plat approval to ensure that the likely 28 impacts to urban design, roads, storm sewers, and other public infrastructure on and around the 29 subject property are adequately addressed. 30 PPA RELIMINARYLATNALYSIS 31 Plat proposals are reviewed primarily for the purpose of ensuring that all proposed lots meet the 32 minimum size requirements of the zoning code; lot layout and grade are desirable; natural 33 resources protected; adequate streets and other public infrastructure are in place or identified and 34 constructed, and that storm water is addressed to prevent problems either on nearby property or 35 within the storm water system. As a of a property in the CMU district, the 36 PRELIMINARY PLAT proposal leaves no zoning issues to be addressed since the Zoning Code does not establish 37 minimum lot dimensions or area. The proposed is included with this report as 38 PRELIMINARY PLAT Attachment C. 39 PF14-029_RPCA_120314 Page 2 of 4