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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: August 22, 2016 ITEM NO: 11 Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: Name Jeremy Barnhart JML Planning Title Community Development Director Item Description: 16-3847 Shadywood Villas Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application Summary The property owner seeks approval of a land use amendment from the mixed use designation to facilitate the development of 3.64 acres (2.129 net) into 7 single family homes. The approval of the resolution would direct staff to initiate a formal amendment for review by the Metropolitan Council. Previous Council discussion The Council, at their meeting on August 8th, supported the development of Shadywood Villas as proposed, directing staff to draft a resolution approving the preliminary plat. The Comprehensive Plan amendment resolution was to be presented at the same time as the Preliminary Plat resolution. There remains some minor engineering issues to be resolved; staff proposes to move the Comp plan amendment forward, to allow the Met Council to review the amendment. The Preliminary plat resolution is expected by September 12. To offset the reduction in mixed use area, and the reduction of general density through the development of the Orono Preserve and Eisinger Meadows projects, the Council seemed to support the amendment to the mixed use category, raising the minimum density from 4 units to 6 units per acre. No additional mixed use areas are proposed at this time. Analysis Previous discussions proposed a land use category of low-medium density (2-3 units per acre) for the two lots fronting Shadywood, recognizing that the overall density would be higher than that (3.28 acres). The subject property is in the MUSA, re-guidance of land within the MUSA to densities lower than 3 units per acres is not expected to be approved (The Met Council only considers the lowest density within the range). Therefore, staff recommends approval of an amendment to the Medium density category, 3-7 units per acre. The parcel fronting Kelly Avenue will remain unchanged. Re-guiding the mixed use areas from 4 to 6 units per acre would add an additional 60 housing units to the Navarre area, based on approximately 30 acres of mixed use. This will also benefit the city in reestablishing the density buffer, allowing our lower density single family along the lakeshore to be served by sanitary sewer. Action Requested: