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PO ROPOSALVERVIEW 1 The applicant proposes to rezone the parcel in the northwest corner of County Road C and Dale 2 Street from Low-Density Residential-1 (LDR-1)toLow-Density Residential-2(LDR-2)and plat 3 the parcel as sixlots(Lots 7–12, Block 2 of the proposed plat) for development of one-family, 4 detached homes.The proposal also includes constructing an extension of Wheaton Avenue to 5 intersect with Dale Street, and platting the subject parcels adjacent to the Wheaton Avenue right- 6 of-way as 11 lots for development of one-family, detached homes. Theproposedrezoning and 7 preliminary plat documentation isincluded with this report as Attachment C. 8 When exercising theCity’s legislativeauthorityon a rezoningrequest,the role of the City is to 9 review a proposal for its merits in addition to evaluating the potential impacts to the public 10 health, safety, and general welfare of the community. If a rezoning request is found to be 11 consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and is otherwise a desirable proposal, the City may still 12 deny the rezoning request if the proposal fails to promote the public health, safety, and general 13 welfare. 14 When exercising theso-called “quasi-judicial” authorityon a platrequest,the role of the City is 15 to determine the facts associated with a particular request and apply those facts to the legal 16 standards contained in the ordinance and relevant state law. In general, if the facts indicate the 17 applicationmeets the relevant legal standards and will not compromise the public health, safety 18 and general welfare, then the applicant islikely entitled to the approval. The City is, however, 19 able to add conditions to a plat approval to ensure that the likely impacts toparks, schools,roads, 20 storm sewers, and other public infrastructure on and around the subject property are adequately 21 addressed.Subdivisions may also be modified to promote the public health, safety, and general 22 welfare, and to provide for the orderly, economic, and safe development of land, and to promote 23 housing affordability for all levels. 24 RA EZONING NALYSIS 25 The portion of the plat that would be rezoned, according to the application, is the existing parcel 26 abutting Dale Street (assigned Ramsey County Parcel Identification Number 02-29-23-44-0065), 27 which would be platted as Lots 7 –12, Block 2. The subject property is guided by the 28 Comprehensive Plan for Low-Density Residential (LR) land uses, which generally allows one- 29 and two-family homes up to eight dwelling units per acre. The proposed LDR-2 District was 30 established to facilitate development consistent with the LR designation by providing: 31 “an environment of one-family dwellings on small lots, two-family and townhouse dwellings, 32 along with related uses such as public services and utilities that serve the residents in the district. 33 The district is established to recognize existing areas with concentrations of two-family and 34 townhouse dwellings, and for application to areas guided for redevelopment at densities up to 8 35 units per acre or with a greater diversity of housing types.”City Code §1004.09 36 The LDR-1 and LDR-2 districts were created as the two zoning districts that are compatible with 37 the LR designation in the Comprehensive Plan, so Planning Division staff finds that the proposed 38 rezoning is not inconsistent with this guidance of the Comprehensive Plan. Further, because the 39 requested LDR-2 rezoning would facilitate smaller lots that wouldnaturally constrain the size of 40 homes that can be built on them, they wouldbe consistent with the spirit and intentof the 41 Comprehensive Plan and the LDR-2 zoning district to increase the diversity of housing types and 42 sizes available in the community. The increased density of the proposed LDR-2 lots compared to 43 PF16-003_RPCA_20160302 Page 2of 8