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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Page 4 2025 County Road B, was an approximately 2.23-acre site located just east of Cleveland 141 Avenue, directly adjacent to County Road B and south of the Midland Grove 142 condominiums. Mr. Paschke advised that the Enzler property and Ferriswood Townhome 143 community is located to the east; and single family homes located south across County 144 Road B 145 Mr. Paschke noted that the City’s Comprehensive Plan designates the future land use of 146 the subject parcel as LR, Low Density Residential; and that during the 2008 147 Comprehensive Plan Update process, there was no mention or discussion on this 148 property. Mr. Paschke advised that the Planning Division considers this parcel to be a 149 land use anomaly that is better suited with a land use designation other than low density. 150 Mr. Paschke noted that the applicant’s proposal would seek to change the land use 151 designation from LR to High Density Residential, similar to Midland Grove Condominiums. 152 Staff provided more detail of their analysis and support for High Density Residential land 153 use designation in Sections 5.3 and 5.4 of the staff report dated February 4, 2009; and 154 recommended rezoning to General Residence District (R-3) as the most applicable district 155 for the use as proposed by Orchard Development. 156 Mr. Paschke revised project specifics, and staff comments and recommendations, as 157 detailed in Sections 7 – 9 of the project report. 158 Mr. Paschke noted that staff wished to work further with the applicant in exploring ways to 159 potentially reduce the mass and scale of the building prior to the General Concept being 160 forwarded to the City Council for consideration; and made a part of recommended 161 conditions for Planning Commission approval. 162 City Engineer Debra Bloom arrived at this time; approximately 7:15 p.m. 163 Staff recommended the following actions related to the request of Art Mueller to redevelop 164 2025 County Road B with a 77-unit, 4-story Active Senior Living Community: 165 10.1 RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL of the COMPREHENSIVE 166 LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT of 2025 County Road B from Low Density 167 Residential (LF) to High Density Residential (HR) 168 10.2 RECOMEMND TO THE CITY COUNCIL APRPOVAL of the REZONING of 2025 169 County Road B from Single Family Residential (R-1) to Planned Unit 170 Development (PUD), with an underlying zoning of General Residence District (R- 171 3). 172 10.3 RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL of the GENERAL 173 CONCEPT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, as prepared for the February 4, 174 2009 Planning Commission meeting; subject to the conditions detailed in Section 175 9 of this report; with final approval by the City Council considered after all 176 conditions and required documents and permits have been submitted for final 177 approval; with those final approvals considered as a separate application process. 178 Discussion included a review by staff of the steps in PUD-General Concept approval, as 179 requested by Chair Bakeman; zoning change independent of the proposed project, and 180 remaining with the property; number of units allowed under R-3; height of the building at 181 four (4) stories, based on the PUD; and density of adjoining properties. 182 Applicants, Art Mueller, Developer, 2201 Acorn Road; Tim Johnson, Station 19 183 Architects; Richard Brownlee, Architect and Designer; and Brian Christoff, 184 ProSource Technology, Civil Engineer 185 Mr. Mueller provided additional sketches to address height concerns, including 186 comparisons and elevation impacts to adjacent properties, and his plan changes made to 187 further reduce that impact. 188 Chair Bakeman asked Mr. Mueller what changes he’d incorporated since the Open House 189 to address comments and discussion heard from neighbors. 190