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Applicition Date: December 17, 2003 Initial 60-Day Review Period Expiration (Site Plan dc PUD Rezoning): February IS, 2004 60-Day Extension Notification Faxed on 2-13-04, Extension to: April 15,2004 120 Day Review Expiration (Subdivision): April IS, 2004 D To: From: Date: Chair Smith & Planning Commission Members Ron Moorse, City Administrator Mike Gaffiron, Planning Director March 12,2004 ' Subject:#04-2974 “Stonebay Maiketplace ”, NW Quadrant Hwy 12/Willow Drive - Continuation of Public Hearing for Proposed Commercial PUD Development: (CMP Amendment, PUD Rezoning, Commercial Site Plan Review, Preliminary Subdivision) Current Status of Application: This item was reviewed at the February 17 meeting, at which time Planning Commission concentrated on establishing a list of acceptable uses for the property if it is rezoned. A summary of your conclusions is attached as Exhibit G. Planning Commission tabled this item pending a joint woik session with the Long Lake Planning Commission, which was held on March 3. At that work session, the commissions exchanged information about current and pending activities along the Highway 12 corridor, and discussed whether rezoning of this site might impact redevelopment efforts in Long Lake. Each commissioner in attendance can draw his/her own conclusions regarding that discussion. The time staff has spent reviewing this application has provided the opportunity to digest the potential impacts of tlie conversion from office to retail, and to clarify the key role this site needs to play in this mixed-use neighborhood if the site is reguided from office to retail. The role of this site became clear only as we worked through the site planning process with the applicants, and had a chance to reflect on the basis for the office guiding in the current CMP. It has become clear that the driving reason to consider re guiding this site from office to retail is to enable this site to benefit the surrounding neighborhood by providing uses and amenities that facilitate this area becoming a somewhat self-contained walkable mixed- use, mini-village. Staffbelieves the currently proposed site plan cannot, through minoi tweaks, enable the site to serve the role cJ.«c'ibed above. This resulted in staff s March 1 letter to the applicant (attached). Staff Recommendation: At this point, our expectation is that if the Comp Plan Amendment goes forward a significantly revised site plan should be presented by the applicant. To that end, staff would request that Planning Commission do the following at your March 1S meeting; 1.Discuss and make a recommendation to Council as to whether the CMP should be amended to re-guide the site from primarily office to primarily retail uses. 2.If you recommend in favor of the amendment, you should also do the following: a) Review and confirm the list of allowed uses you determined are appropriate for this property; and b) Review carefully the development goals and parameters laid out in the staff letter of March 1 and confirm whether these are conditions that should be incorporated into the text of a CMP amendment. Your recommendations will be forwarded to the City Counc il on March 22 for review and possible action.