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STAFF Memorandum Ordinance 873: Rezone Request To: City Council From: Ben Gozola, Assistant Director DCAD Meeting Date: 4-21-20 INTRODUCTION The draft 2040 Comprehensive Plan was approved by the Metropolitan Council in 2019 which initiated a nine-month time clock for the City to update its zoning provisions to comply with the new plan. In the fall of 2019, the City undertook an extensive effort to update zoning classifications throughout the City. Some areas, like the subject parcel of this ordinance, were deemed to have compliant zoning as the City has yet to establish new zoning classifications for its mixed-use areas. In making that decision, the City indicated that applicants in such areas could come forward with Planned Residential or Planned Unit developments concurrent with rezoning to fulfill the Comp Plan goals. This application follows that direction. In 2019, the Benedictine Health Center requested and received approval of a PRD to expand their facility. Following those approvals, the Benedictine’s were presented with an opportunity to acquire the parcel subject to this application, and they’ve elected to re-examine their PRD to incorporate this additional land. As a concurrent step with the PRD amendment application also before the City, they are requesting rezoning of this new property to accommodate their use. ORDINANCE 873 OVERVIEW Ordinance 873 would rezone a single parcel at 2722 I-694 Service Drive from B-1 to R-3B. This parcel would then be added to the adjacent Benedictine Health Center land as part of an amended 2020 PRD application. The additional land would allow the Benendicting Health Center to better accommodate the new units proposed in 2019 while addressing neighborhood concerns that arose during review of that plan.  Comprehensive Plan Guidance. The land identified for rezoning by Ordinance 873 is guided for “Mixed Use Regional Node” by the new 2040 Comprehensive Plan. This newly guided land use will require zoning that accommodates a mix of uses including high density residential at a density between 12 and 50 units per acre. The applicants propose to move forward with a PRD at roughly 30 units per acre which would be compliant with the comp plan.  Approval Effect: The applicant’s revised PRD application can be considered for approval.