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RESOLUTION NO.
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WHEREAS, Trivesco, a partnership consisting of Paul
Steiner, Bob Mason and Mark Jones, has applied for a planned unit
development for property described in the attached Exhibit A,
and
WHEREAS, the application is made and contained in a
booklet entitled, "TRIVESCO, Shorewood, Minnesota, A Planned Unit
Development Proposal, May, 1984," with an amended Page 5, revised
as of June, 1984, and
WHEREAS, said property is zoned R-1, and
WHEREAS, said application is made pursuant to Ordinance
No. 122, an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 77, providing a
planned unit development district in the City, and
WHEREAS, applicant's request is to re-zone the property
from R-1 to a PUD district, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held before the City
Planning Commission on May 15, 1984, notices were duly published
in the official newspaper, mailed notices sent to the adjacent
property owners, and
WHEREAS, after the public hearing the Planning
Commission voted six ayes and one nay to approve said
application, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held before the City
Council on June 11, 1984, notice was duly published in the
official newspaper, and mailed notices sent to the adjacent
property owners, and
WHEREAS, applicant was present in person at the public
hearing and was represented at the hearing by its planner, John
Uban, and
WHEREAS, certain neighbors and members of the public
were present and presented verbal and written comments on the
proposal.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Shorewood, that it finds the following facts:
1. That subject property is zoned R-1.
2. That the subject property consists of 107 acres of
land fronting on the north by Highway 7, on the west by cemetary
property and single-family homes, on the south by Covington Road,
on the east by Covington Vine Hill Development, undeveloped
property and Shady Hills. The property is hilly, undeveloped,
wooded and marshland.
3. That the applicant has requested that the property
be developed into 9 acres of limited commercial 63.6 acres of
single family, 21.9 acres of multiple family.
4. That Section 1 of the PUD Ordinance provides as
follows:
"This District is established to provide
comprehensive procedures and standards designed for
district planned unit development to allow the
development of neighborhoods or portions thereof
incorporating a variety of residential types and
non-residential uses. Recognizing that traditional
density, bulk, setbacks, use and subdivision
regulations which may be useful in protecting the
character of substantially developed areas, may not
be appropriate to control development in less
developed areas. Specifically, P.U.D. is intended
to encourage:
A. Innovations in residential development to the
end that the growing demands for housing at all
economic levels may be met by greater variety in
tenure, type, design, and siting of dwellings and
by the conservation and more efficient use of land
in such developments;
B. Higher standards of site and building design
through the use of trained and experienced land
planners, architects and landscape architects;
C. More convenience in location of commercial and
service areas within a given project or area,
allowing more efficient and desirable transitions
between residential and nonresidential land uses;
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D. The preservation and enhancement of desirable
site characteristics such as natural topography and
geologic features and the prevention of soil
erosion;
E. A creative use of land and related physical
development which allows a phased and orderly
transition of land from rural to urban uses;
F. An efficient use of land resulting in smaller
networks of utilities and streets thereby lower
housing costs and public investments;
G. A development pattern in harmony with the
objectives of the City Comprehensive Plan."
5. That the Comprehensive Plan provides for the
property in this area of the City as follows:
Page 77, last paragraph of the Comprehensive Plan reads as
follows:
"The area in the vicinity of the Vine Hill Road/Highway 7
intersection is primarily neighborhood and convenience type
commercial. Depending on the City's ability to provide access to
the area south of Highway 7, the property along the Highway
frontage road could possibly support additional limited
commercial land uses, if done as part of an overall plan of
development for the area."
tit Page 93 of the Transportation Plan of the Comprehensive Plan
reads as follows:
"One of the first steps in planning the new intersection is to
prepare a traffic study for the Department of Transportation.
This study will verify the need for the intersection and
determine its ultimate design. Possible funding sources will
also be explored within the study."
Page 20 of the Comprehensive Plan states the following:
"while the overall residential density of the District has been
proposed as low density and low to medium density residential,
the City recognizes that property adjacent to Highway 7 is not
appropriate for such use. Given the amount of undeveloped land
in the area and assuming the proposed circulation pattern
contained in the Transportation Plan can be implemented, the area
lends itself to development as a planed unit development within
which the concept of land use transition (see Page 58) could be
applied.
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Starting at Highway 7 the first tier of land use could be a
limited form of commercial activity. While specific activities
would be addressed as part of the zoning of the property, the
City should concentrate more on design (architecture,
landscaping, signage, etc.) to create a residential character for
the area.
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Continuing the land use transition southward multiple family
residential would separate the commercial area from low density
residential areas in the interior of the planning district."
6. That the proposal provides for transition between
commercial multiple-family and single-family residential land
uses.
7. That the proposal is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan, which provides for limited commercial and
some multiple-family uses in the area.
8. That the proposal does combine three separate
tracts of land to be developed in a unified and consistent
matter, most notably the property kown as the Murfin property and
the Clifford property.
9. That the proposal addresses and plans for a
solution to the traffic problems created by the Vine Hill
intersection.
10. That it is in the best interest, general health
and welfare of the City of Shorewood, to zone the subject
property PUD.
CONCLUSIONS
That based on the foregoing, the City Council of the
City of Shorewood herewith approves the General Concept Plan for
the PUD proposal and specifically approves the General Concept
Plan as shown on the site plan of the booklet as follows:
The North 9 acres shall be limited commercial with
60,000 square feet of building coverage: the middle 21.9 acres
shall be multiple-family with 24 units on the easterly 8 acres
thereof: and 120 units on the remaining 13.9 acres: the southerly
63.6 acres shall be divided into 91 single-family lots.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 25th day of June,
1984.
Robert Rascop, Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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