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' II <br /> RPUD Ordinance - 4th Draft December 18, 2000 Page 3 <br /> Subd. 5. Development Standards. Within the RPUD District all development shall be in <br /> compliance with the following: <br /> A. Minimum Area; Shoreland District Prohibition. Each site proposed for <br /> rezoning to RPUD shall have a minimum area of five acres,excluding areas <br /> within a designated wetland,floodplain or shoreland district or right-of-way, <br /> unless the . ' . . - • - Council finds the existence of one of the <br /> following: <br /> 1. Unusual physical features of the property itself or of the surrounding <br /> neighborhood such that development as a RPUD will conserve a <br /> physical or topographic feature of importance to the neighborhood or <br /> community; <br /> 2. The property is directly adjacent to or across a right-of-way from <br /> property which has been developed previously as a RPUD or planned <br /> residential development and will be perceived as and will function as <br /> an extension of that previously approved development; <br /> 3. The property is located in a transitional arca between different land <br /> use categories an area where the proposed development provides a <br /> transition between a commercial or industrial area and an existing <br /> residential area or on an intermediate or principal arterial as defined <br /> in the comprehensive plan; <br /> 4. The property contains steep slopes or a substantial number of <br /> significant trees that could be preserved through the clustering of <br /> buildings or other design techniques not generally allowed by the <br /> existing zoning district. <br /> No site located within the defined Shoreland Overlay District shall be <br /> rezoned to RPUD. <br /> B. Uses. Each property rezoned to RPUD shall only be used for the use or uses <br /> for which the site is designated in the comprehensive plan, except that the <br /> city may permit rezoning to RPUD on a site designated for commercial use <br /> if the City Council finds that such use is in the best interests of the city and <br /> is consistent with the requirements of this section. <br /> If a commercial site is to be rezoned to RPUD, the city may forward a copy <br /> of the request to the Metropolitan Council for review. <br />