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Planning Report <br />Preliminary PRD Review <br /> <br /> <br />To: Planning Commission <br />From: Ben Gozola, Assistant Director DCAD <br />Meeting Date: 5-21-19 <br />Applicants: Joint Application: Dominium & Pulte Homes <br />Main Contacts: Devon Quist (Dominium) and Paul Heuer (Pulte Homes) <br />Location: 8th Avenue & Old Highway 8 <br />Zoning: Conditionally rezoned to R-3B pending comp plan approval and approval of <br />a Preliminary PRD <br /> <br /> <br />Introductory Information <br />Project: Pulte Homes and Dominium are seeking approval of a Preliminary Planned Residential <br />Development and site plan to transform approximately 12 acres of underutilized or <br />vacant land into a new housing development consisting of 53 market rate townhomes, <br />and two multi-family buildings providing 204 affordable senior units and 154 affordable <br />workforce units respectively. The project will include significant upgrades to the local <br />road and pedestrian systems. <br /> <br />History:  Dates Unknown: City acquires the PW materials storage site, the PW facilities site, <br />and 609 Old Highway 8 (all have been City owned for many, many, years) <br /> ≈ 1939: original New Brighton Elementary School constructed <br /> ≈ 1978: School converted into a “community resource center” providing general <br />services to the public and local seniors. <br /> ≈ 1983: School district sells property to the Korean United Methodist Church <br /> ≈ 2017: City acquires 629 Old Highway 8 on the open market at fair market value <br /> 2017: City acquires the former New Brighton Elementary School/Korean United <br />Methodist Church site on the open market at fair market value <br /> 2019: City acquires 581 Old Highway 8 on the open market at fair market value <br /> Neighborhood Meeting on conceptual plan held on 10/25/18 <br /> Conditional rezoning of parcels to R-3B recommended for approval by the Planning <br />Commission on 1/15/19, and approved by the City Council on 1/22/19 <br /> Complete application (all plan sets and EAW) received on 4/8/19. <br /> Published notice occurred on: 5/8/19 <br /> Public hearing notices sent out on: 4/23/19 <br /> Planning Commission review & public hearing scheduled for 5/21/19 <br />