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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes November 10, 2022 Page 3 of 13 Case Planner: Ellie Hassan, Planner II All notice was met as required and there is no commissioner conflict of interest. Staff Presentation: Hassan begins her presentation by sharing that the property is 4.57 acres and is zoned for Planned Community commercial and residential. The site is bordered by Hecla Way to the north, Blue Star Lane to the east, South Boulder Rd to the south, and a commercial property to the west. It is located within the 73.8-acre North End development, which was originally approved in December 2006 through a Subdivision Plat, General Development Plan, and Planned Unit Development. The property was part of Planning Area 1 in the GDP. It was replatted in 2012 to create Block 11. In 2017, the City approved a third GDP Amendment, final plat, and final PUD for Block 11. The third GDP Amendment authorized 38 residential units in Planning Area 1 and 40,000 square feet of commercial. The final plat for Block 11 established utility and drainage easements on the property but did not create separate lots. The Planned Unit Development proposed a mixed -use neighborhood consistent with the densities proposed in the third GDP amendment. The Applicant is requesting a fourth GDP Amendment to accommodate changes to permitted housing types. The maximum number of residential dwelling units and commercial square footage will not change. The tables shown are for the changes to the Land Use Area summary, which allocates all residential acreage to multifamily residential and eliminates single family and townhome/duplex housing types. The map of land uses in Planning Area 1 has been revised to reflect multifamily residential only as well. The use is shown as a honeycomb pattern on the map. The applicant is requesting a replat to subdivide Block 11 into three lots. The replat accommodates two multifamily lots and a single commercial development lot. New access and utility easements are proposed that coincide with alleyways proposed on the PUD Amendment. The existing easements were platted as part of the 2017 subdivision plat. The applicant proposes the vacation of easements that are no longer needed from the original plat, as shown in red. This will be further evaluated at the City Council hearing. The PUD Amendment proposes construction of 17 buildings, including 4 commercial retail/office buildings on the southern half of the site towards South Boulder Road and 13 residential multi -family buildings containing 38 dwelling units on the northern half of the site. The site layout is similar to the 2017 PUD Amendment and includes a north - south private drive that connects South Boulder Road and Hecla Way. An east-