ConocoPhillips Staff Report Prelim PUD & Zoning_02 25 2010 Planning Commission Packet

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the Spicer Property (81.033 acres) was annexed to the City of Louisville in 1981. In the Spicer annexation agreement dated October 20, 1981,the City released theAnnexor from public use land dedication requirements with respect to any future subdivision and/or development of the property by the Annexor. Based onatotal developable area of390 acres, less the 81 acres annexed in 1981, the total land area subject to the public use dedication requirement is 309 acres. The 309 acres is inclusive of the 80 acres currently under a petition for annexation. A 12% land dedication of 309 acres is approximately 37 acres. Alternatively, with approval by theCity Council,thisobligation can be met by a cash- in-lieu payment. The public-use dedication shown on the submittal is comprised of Outlots A and B totaling 35.49 acres. Although the proposed campus plan includes significant private common open space that ConocoPhillips intends to restore to native prairie, the current proposal of 35.49 acres represents approximately 11.5% of the 309 acres and includes both encumbered and un-encumbered lands. Encumbrances include electric easements, irrigation easements, public water easements, storm drain easements, service easements and street rights-of-way. Theoutlots are located outside of the secure campus boundary and are intended for roadway and trail connections as well as the utility improvements mentioned above.Staff willcontinue to work with ConocoPhillips to achieve apublic use land dedication that is consistent with the City’s requirements, maximizes public benefit and is free of encumbrances that are not compatible with the desired use. General Note 1 of the preliminary PUD Plan may require some revisions depending on the Planning Commission’s review and recommendations on this issue. Preliminary PUD Development Plan At the same time as the platting action, with the preliminary plat, a preliminary Planned Unit Development (PUD) development plan isreviewed. The PUD describes, among other things, the proposed land uses, the type and character of theproposed development, the location of proposed streets, public uses and general conditions such as street right-of-way width, curb cuts and access control. A PUD in the City of Louisville, unlike some jurisdictions, is not an actual zone district. Instead, aPUD is a development plan overlay required for all non-residential development. The scope of a PUD development plan need not encompass the entire parcel, but only the initial phase of development. The ConocoPhillips preliminary PUDPlanis consistent with the GDPand Section 17.72.090 of the LMC (PCZD-Commercial and Office use standards) in reflecting the distribution of uses throughout the propertyand floor to area ratios (FAR).The GDP providesforan overallmaximum floor areaof 2.5 million square feet(by specifying a 0.15 FAR).The Preliminary PUD showsnineplanning areas where the floor area isdistributed: Planning AreaUseArea(in acres)FARHeight(feet)Phasing 12