12-02-2002 Planning Commission Meeting

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E. Erosion Control and Stormwater Management. Erosion control and stormwater management plans must be developed and the PUD must: 1. Be designed and the construction managed to minimize the likelihood of serious erosion occurring either during or after construction. This must be accomplished by limiting the amount and length of time of bare ground expostte. Temporary ground covers, sediment entrapment facilities, vegetated buffer strips or other appropriate techniques must be used to minimize erosion impact on surface water features. Erosion control plans approved by the Crow Wing County Soil and Water Conservation District may be required if project size and/or site physical characteristics warrant; and F. Centralization and Design of Facilities. Centralization and design of facilities and structures must be done according to the following standards: 1. Planned Unit Developments must be connected to publicly owned water supply and sewer systems, if available. 2. Dwelling units or sites must be clustered into one or more groups and located on suitable areas of the development. They must be designed and located to meet or exceed the following dimensional standards for the relevant shoreland classification: setback from the ordinary high water level; elevation above surface water features; and maximum height. Setbacks from the ordinary high water level must be increased in accordance with Section 150.050 of this Ordinance for developments with density increases. Since this request is done through a conditional use permit,the CUP criteria must also be satisfied. To approve a CUP, the Planning Commission is directed to evaluate the effect of the proposed use upon: 1. The maintenance of the public health, safety and welfare. 2. The location of the site with respect to existing and proposed access roads. 3. Its compatibility with adjacent land uses. 4. Its compatibility with the intent of the zoning district in which such use is proposed. 5. Its compatibility with the objectives of the Ordinance and its consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. Staff Findings: The first thing that must be determined is the allowable density. There was considerable discussion on this last month, but no consensus was ever reached. If the commercial floor area ratio (FAR) is used, assuming an average unit area of 1,500 square feet and using the standards for second tier development (FAR of 0.075),the parcel could support 6,275 square feet of building (83,672 s.f. x 0.075 =6,275 s.f.). Using 1,500 square feet per unit,the parcel could support 4.2 units. (Note: This differs from the evaluation done last month because the areas provided on the preliminary plat are more accurate and show less area than what was shone on the initial sketch).