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MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Brad Nielsen
DATE: 15 April 2010
RE: Zoning Code — Mixed Use
FILE NO. Zoning (Chapter 1201.25)
The Shorewood Comprehensive Plan identifies two sites as having potential for mixed use
development (a combination of residential and nonresidential uses in one project). The
Smithtown Crossings redevelopment area is one of those sites. Mixed use is typically handled as
some sort of Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) which is addressed in Shorewood's Zoning
Code in Chapter 1201.25. Subd. 2. (Permitted Uses) as that section of the Code already provides
for a mixture of residential and nonresidential uses, as long as the site has at least four acres.
Tuesday's meeting presents a good opportunity to discuss Planned Unit Development as a zoning
tool. The Planning Commission should review Chapter 1201.25, particularly Subd. 1. and 2.
Staff suggests that Subd. 2 be elaborated on to include criteria that would apply specifically to
Smithtown Crossing and to mixed use in general. A preliminary list of criteria, based on our
discussions of desirable features for the Smithtown Crossing project, will be made available at
the meeting.
Cc: Laura Turgeon
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