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' ,� • � � r Sept�er 6, 1967 CASE: 363-67 APPLICANT: H. 8� Val. J. Roth�child, Inc. 410 Degr ee of Honer� Bui I�i ng St. Paul LOCATION: East of I-iaml►ne Avenue between Juclith Street and County Road C-2 ACTION REQ�JESTED: Appr�oval of Spec�iaf U�e Pe��mit for `�nned Residential Developme�t and Variances to Densi�y and Setback Requirements P'LANNING CONSfDERATIONS- 1. At the last meeti ng ot thn Planni ng Commi ss� on, i t�vas recommended by th� Commission that the Appl�cant's proposal to r�zone the "R-2" pr�perty to "R-6" �hown on the sketch at the ieft�. be deniecio 'That propasal included the developmenf of 44 townhouse5 on the p�riphery of the block across the streat from existing s�ngie-famFly residenceso One o� the obvious liabiliries inherent in that plan 'NQS the c�nsidernble number ci cc�r; and resulting traffic produced by the 44 unirs, afi of whic.h traffie would ha��_ been on Judith, Huron, and County Road C-2 � 2� ff the pr�perties now zcned "R-2" were to b� developeci with duplexes, 36 units could be construc:ted. TI-�us, the.re remain} ine same pro�iem, theugh to a lesser degree, wirh respect to the Fraffic and the drivewcay access off uf the r�esidential orier-,ted street�. 3. At th� last meeting� it v as suggesfec� by f�,e Ccmmi�s�on thaF anather apuroach might be taken eliminating al1 cleve{c�pment along the r�es�dential streefis and confin�ng the uni,s to enartments Qriented entirely toward Hamline Avenue, Resi�ents in attendance ot the meeting indieated the�r inrere�t ir, p��suing fih�s ideo further, though tl�,e appl�c.onr wa� nof ce�'tain that he desired if � The Applicant's a�chitect has p�eNcrred a develo�ment plan on lhis basiso whic'i includes 154 ur,�t; with the �ema�ning graur�d *o rhe easr, nnrth� and so�th Ior,dscaped and g�aded �c� os to create a�ermanent �pen �raaC� toward the single-fam:iy res�der,r:� Uffec•tedo 4. We feel this pfan has cc�r�5iderable mer�r, tf�cugh it �r�crea�es th? numk�.er of apo,rtment �n�t5 iU C7�F3fGxif�OfPI•r the SamE �s under fihe prev�ous plan (�nc•luc�ing rhe townhouse�;� `v"de wc��l�i yvyge�f fr'�at i�te inCreG�;ed �umb�er in apartments (48 add�t�onol} is not ��gnif!Cc7rltly diSCErrtOi3l�, onc� ci�� in fact more ef'fectively ;creen the shopp�ng Ci"antE:r frcJrn :ingle-fomi ly areU:.