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Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Page 4 family home with a similar use. Mr. Rehnquist advised that one of the conditions 153 of property sale is that the existing structures be demolished due to their 154 deteriorated and unsafe conditions. 155 Mr. Rehnquist noted the difficulties in being unable to sell and resolve a property 156 sale over the years to properly close the trust and distribute proceeds to Mr. 157 Hens’ heirs. Mr. Rehnquist faulted the City’s staff in allowing development of the 158 townhomes with improper and unverified calculations of the original plans, 159 evidenced by an official survey of the parcel, creating the encroachment and 160 drainage issues, and once alerted to the problem and sending a letter to the 161 association management, and staff’s lack of follow-up when the association failed 162 to respond to their initial correspondence. Mr. Rehnquist noted that he was then 163 forced to take matters into his own hands and negotiate a settlement with 164 association management for an easement. 165 Mr. Rehnquist advised that, on September 22, 2010, he had sold the property, 166 pending resolution of continuing the land use designation at HDR. Mr. Rehnquist 167 advised that access from the proposed development’s parking lot onto Old 168 Highway 8 would only be from those using the visitor parking area, as residents 169 would access from the underground parking onto County Road C. Mr. Rehnquist 170 opined that the developer plans were nice, and respectfully requested that the 171 designation remain HDR to allow him to close the trust and distribute funds to Mr. 172 Hens’ heirs before any additional time elapsed. 173 Tom Renelo, Property Owner of subject parcel at 3261 Old Highway 8 174 Mr. Renelo advised that he had purchased the property in 2002 from a family 175 member, based on its designation for HDR and his intent for future development 176 of the parcel; conditioned upon the previous owner requesting that development 177 be deferred for at least five (5) years, and noted that it had now been eight (8) 178 years. Mr. Renelo respectfully requested that the parcel remain designated as 179 HDR. 180 Community First Development, potential purchasers/developers of 3253 181 Old Highway 8 182 The potential developers provided an extensive review of their proposed 183 redevelopment of the property for thirty-seven (37) individually-owned multi- 184 family units designed specifically for this property to meet all current zoning and 185 land use designation criteria for HDR use, including setbacks, lot area per unit, 186 and other City Code requirements. The developers advised that they had 187 purchased two (2) lots: this one in Roseville, and an adjacent lot in St. Anthony 188 Village; and provided significant review of the proposed units, use of the lot to 189 retain and/or relocate existing mature trees for buffers; additional green space; 190 impervious coverage and pervious coverage materials; and other aesthetics of 191 the development in their desire to be good neighbors and fit this unit into the 192 area. The developers advised that there were no proposed efficiency or one- 193 bedroom units, but each consisted of 2 -4 bedroom units with lots of windows, 194 two (2) underground, heated parking for each units; a theater/community room; 195 with their intent to seek solid, middle to upper-class residents for the community. 196 The developers noted that the St. Anthony parcel as currently zoned Light 197 Industrial, and that this parcel would create a buffer between that use and the 198 residential use and transition area in Roseville; would have minimal traffic 199 impacts; and opined that it served as the highest and best use of the property. 200 The developer further opined that the property could have been purchased by 201 other interested parties for single-family residential use prior to their pending 202 purchase. 203 Chair Doherty refocused discussion back to the request before the Commission, 204 not the proposed development amenities. 205