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RESOLUTION • PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF NEw BRIGHTON RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT. WHEREAS, an application has been made by Ryan Companies for consideration of a Site Plan, Planned Unit Development, and Preliminary and Final Plat in order to develop a 120,000 s.f. 2- story office building located within the Northwest Quadrant, east side of Old Highway 8 NW, currently addressed at 19 & 199 14`x' Street NW, including conceptual PUD approval of a second phase. WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: 1. Applications for a Site Plan, Planned Unit Development, and Preliminary and Final Plat were submitted on August 2, 2007 2. The Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing on August 21, 2007 and all present were given a chance to freely speak at the hearing. 3. The Planning Commission considered the request and recommended that the City Council approve the proposal subject to conditions. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission makes the following Findings of Fact with respect to the Site Plan (LP2007-009), Planned Unit Development (PU2007-007), Preliminary Plat (PL2007-004) and Final Plat (FP2007-004): 1. The property is located generally at 19 & 119 14th Street NW and is legally described on attached Exhibit A. 2. The property is zoned NWQ, Northwest Quadrant District. 3. The property is guided in the Comprehensive Plan for City Center. 4. The total property area is approximately 6.56 acres. 5. The Planning Commission recommends approval for a Site Plan application in accordance with Zoning Code Section 5-010, subject to conditions. 6. The Planning Commission considered the following factors with regard to the application for a Planned Unit Development: a. The consistency of the proposed development with the adopted or proposed comprehensive plan for the City. b. The extent to which the proposed development is designed to form a desirable and unified environment within its own boundaries in terms of relationship of structures, patterns of circulation, visual character, and sufficiency of drainage and utilities. c. The extent to which the proposed uses will be compatible with present and planned uses in the surrounding area. d. That the design of the development justifies any exceptions to the standard requirements of the Zoning Code. e. The sufficiency of each phase of the planned development size, composition and arrangement in order that its construction, marketing, and operation is feasible without dependence upon any subsequent unit. I,ICOMMISSIONS\PL.ANNING\Reports\2007\08-21-07\LP2007-009. PU2007-007, PL2007-004, FP2007-004 (Rvan Co.) - RESOLD ION.doc 1