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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, October 06, 2010 Page 4 Map Amendment for the property directly west of 556 County Road C 149 (identified as PIN #12-29-23-22-0003) from High Density Residential to Low 150 Density Residential and a subsequent Rezoned (to be addressed with the 151 final Official Zoning Map); based on the comments and findings of the staff 152 report dated October 6, 2010. 153 Ayes: 6 154 Nays: 0 155 Motion carried. 156 d. PLANNING FILE 07-0006 157 Request by United Properties for approval of a Preliminary and Final Plat to 158 allow the proposed senior cooperative residence at 3008-3010 Cleveland 159 Avenue to be developed in two phases, consistent with the Development 160 approval 161 Chair Doherty opened the Public Hearing for Planning File 07-006 at 6:46 p.m. 162 Associate City Planner Bryan Lloyd reviewed the history of this property and 163 staff’s analysis of the request by United Properties for approval of the proposed 164 PLAT, similar to the preliminary plat proposed in July of 2009 as a revision to the 165 plat approved in September of 2008 with the original approval of the residential 166 development as a Planned Unit Development (PUD) to better facilitate the two- 167 phase approach to the development. Mr. Lloyd noted that the original PLAT 168 approvals were conditioned on a six-month timeline but had expired, and now that 169 the applicant had determined a lot line, they were approaching the City for 170 approval of the Preliminary Plat, materially presented the same as reviewed last 171 year. Mr. Paschke advised that the applicant was proposing the project in three 172 (3) phases based on heightened pre-sale requirements for HUD-backed 173 mortgages, as detailed in the Request for Planning Commission Action dated 174 October 6, 2010. 175 Staff recommended approval of the request by United Properties for 176 RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL approval of the proposed PLAT, 177 similar to the preliminary plat proposed in July of 2009 as a revision to the plat 178 approved in September of 2008 with the original approval of the residential 179 development as a Planned Unit Development (PUD) to better facilitate the two- 180 phase approach to the development; based on the comments and findings of the 181 staff report dated October 6, 2010. 182 Discussion among staff and Commissioners included the existing PUD Agreement 183 requirements as it related to the proposed new Zoning Code, with staff advising 184 that if the developer requested any relaxation of certain requirements typical for 185 standard zoning district regulations, the City could require heightened design 186 elements, such as the public road to serve the public park southeast of this 187 property, as a benefit to the City. 188 Applicant Representative Alex Hall, United Properties 189 Mr. Hall advised that he concurred with staff’s summary; and briefly reviewed 190 previous pre-sale concerns in the current economic and housing market and HUD 191 changes for pre-sale stipulations as United’s Master Market Guarantor; 192 anticipating that plans will be submitted this week, HUD financing approved, and 193 ground broken yet this fall. 194 Discussion among Commissioners, staff and the applicant included confirmed 195 pre-sales as of today of 30-32 units; confidence of the developer in sales for 196 Phases II and III once construction was initiated on Phase I and people become 197 visibly aware of the project and its proximity to the park; specific location of the lot 198 line consistent with previous plat approvals; minimal shift of the building to the 199 southwest to locate it further away from the roadway connecting to the park and 200 the parcel dedicated to the City; and confirmation by the applicant that the exterior 201