HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.a. UMore Comp Plan Amend
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Planning Commission Regular Meeting: March 30, 2021
City Council Meeting: April 20, 2021
AGENDA ITEM: Case 21-10-CP City of Rosemount
Comprehensive Plan Amendment for
UMore Phase One Development Area South
and West of DCTC
AGENDA SECTION:
Public Hearing
PREPARED BY: Kyle Klatt, Senior Planner AGENDA NO. 5.a.
ATTACHMENTS: Site Location Map; Comprehensive Plan and
MUSA Amendment Map, MUR Text
Description (to be distributed at meeting)
APPROVED BY: LM
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission make the
following motion:
Motion to recommend Approval of an Amendments to the 2040 Rosemont Comprehensive
Plan to add a new MUR – Mixed Use Residential land use category to the Future Land Use
Plan and make amendments to the land use plan for approximately 500 acres within the
north-central portion of the UMore property including a minor expansion of the 2030 MUSA
as depicted on the proposed amendment map.
SUMMARY
The Planning Commission is being asked to consider a Comprehensive Guide Plan Amendment that will
encompass the first phase of planned development within the UMore property (approximately 500 acres)
that includes the following components:
1) To add a new future land use designation called Mixed Use Residential to the Future Land Use
Plan;
2) To replace land guided for LDR – Low Density Residential and MDR – Medium Density
Residential with the new MUR – Mixed Use Residential land use designation on approximately 450
acres in the north-central portion of the UMore property;
3) To adjust the boundaries of existing HDR – High Density Residential and CC – Community
Commercial areas with the UMore property along County Highway 42 and east of Akron Avenue
to better align with the planned future road network in the area; and
4) To expand the boundary of the 2030 MUSA line at the southern edge of the proposed MUR –
Mixed Use Residential area within the UMore property to align with the planned future road
alignment of Boulder Path.
The proposed amendments are being brought forward by staff in advance of a request for platting and
zoning approvals by Maplewood Homes for the first stage of development within the property owned by
the University of Minnesota (commonly referred to as UMore Park). The site area in total is slightly larger
than 500 acres acres and is located south of County Road 42, west of DCTC, and generally east of Auburn
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Avenue extended. Typically, staff does not encourage processing Comprehensive Plan Amendments
separate from a specific project coming before the City. In other words, the City typically provides the
appropriate land use designation and rezoning at the time of project site plan approval. However, due to
time required to process a land use amendment, including a 60-day adjacent community comment period,
staff is recommending that City proceed with the proposed plan amendments now to allow
implementation at the same time as any required platting and zoning approvals. An extended timeline
would mean that planning and site preparation work could not get the go-ahead for until later this
summer, which is not desirable from the developer’s and City’s standpoint. There are still numerous
approvals needed to move any project forward, and the Comprehensive Plan amendment is needed before
the developer may proceed with rezoning and platting of the property.
BACKGROUND
Applicant: City of Rosemount
Location: South of County Road 42, East of Auburn Avenue extended, west
of DCTC
Size: Approximately 500 total acres
Existing Comp Plan Designation: LDR-Low Density Residential, MDR-Medium Density Residential,
HDR-High Density Residential, CC-Community Commercial,
AGR-Agricultural Research
Proposed Comp Plan Designation: MUR-Mixed Use Residential, HDR-High Density Residential, CC-
Community Commercial
Existing Zoning: AG - Agriculture
Proposed Zoning No Change Proposed
The proposed amendment includes almost the same area that was part of a similar amendment adopted by
the City in 2018 (before the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update had been approved). The final 2040
Comprehensive Plan incorporates that previous amendment, which would now be further amended with
the current proposal. The revision is needed in part because a new developer has come forward to
purchase the property that received concept plan approval under Newland Communities, and their new
concept plan is slightly different than previous one. Most critically, the proposed road alignments create a
slightly larger commercial and high-density residential area, and the new developer, Maplewood Homes, is
negotiating with the university to purchase land up to the proposed Boulder Avenue alignment (the
Newland plan and the current purchase area falls just short of the City’s planned road alignment). The
additional purchase area would remove roughly 34 acres from the AGR- Agricultural Research land use
category within UMore. Finally, the 2030 MUSA would be amendment to also follow the City’s preferred
Boulder Avenue alignment along the southern amendment line.
The primary element of the proposed amendment is the creation of a new MUR Mixed-Use Residential
land use category with a planned density range of 2.5 to 8 units per acre. This land use would replace all
existing LDR- Low Density Residential and MDR-Medium Density Residential on the subject property.
Please note that there is somewhat larger area included in the MUR area than will be purchased by
Maplewood Homes in the southeast part of the site (this area remains outside the 2030 MUSA). In
addition to better matching the City’s future land use map with the projected road alignments in the area,
the proposed amendment will provide some flexibility for the developer to choose exactly where to build
townhouses or medium density uses compared to single family uses. The overall project would be
approved as a PUD, and the developer will be expected to make commitments to the location of various
densities through this process. The overall numbers of units constructed and the mix between single
family and townhouses is expected to be similar to previous UMore development proposals.
Staff is still working on the specific text description for the MUR land use category, and will bring the
proposed description the Planning Commission meeting for public review.
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Because the proposed changes represent a minor or incremental adjustment over the current land use plan,
the City has not sent mailed notice to property owners surrounding the site. Notice has been published in
the local paper and posted on the City’s web site for anyone wising to comment on the changes.
As the Commission may be aware, surrounding governmental agencies have 60 days to comment and then
the application is forwarded to the Metropolitan Council for approval. A comprehensive plan amendment
cannot be put into effect until the Metropolitan Council grants approval.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
The proposed amendment has been published as reflected in the attached maps. The map focuses only on
the portion of the property subject to the amendment. The following tables document the overall
projections for housing units and densities within the amendment area both as proposed and in
accordance with the City draft 2040 land use plan.
Proposed UMore Future Land Use Amendment
Density Range
(units per acre)
Current (Acres) Proposed (Acres)
LDR 1.5-6 324.6
MDR 6-12 112.1
HDR 12-30 22.3 29
CC 13.3 21.5
MUR 2.5-8 456.1
AGR 34.3
Density Analysis - Current:
Minimum (Units) Maximum (Units)
LDR 487 1,948
MDR 673 1,345
HDR 268 669
Total 1,428 3,962
Density Analysis - Proposed:
Minimum (Units) Maximum (Units)
MUR 1,140 3,649
HDR 348 870
Total 1,488 4,519
Using the minimum end of the density ranges for each land use, the proposed UMore amendments are
projected to result in an overall density across the amendment area (for those portions of the site guided
for residential uses) of 3.07 units per acre, which exceeds the Metropolitan Council’s minimum
requirement of 3 units per acre for Rosemount. The proposed amendments should not alter any of the
related utility or transportation system plans because the overall number of units expected within the
project area will be essentially the same as under the current plan.
The subject property is located in the northcentral portion of UMore Park, west of DCTC. An
Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) was adopted for future development within the 4,900 acre
UMore Park. An AUAR is an environmental review process in which the environmental impact of future
development scenarios is analyzed. This expedites the environmental review process because a separate
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review is not needed for each project. All three development scenarios included in the final AUAR
designate the subject property for a combination of residential densities with some commercial land.
Therefore, the proposed change in the site’s land use designation is consistent with the policies created
with the adoption of both the Comprehensive Plan and the UMore AUAR.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of a comprehensive plan amendment for the site within the UMore Park
property as described in the preceding report.
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Proposed 2030 Land Use Plan Amendment - UMore Location Map
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Proposed Land Use Change
0 550 1,100275 Feet AKRON AVEAG Agriculture
DT Downtown
NC Neighborhood Commercial
RC Regional Commercial
CC Community Commercial
AGR Agricultural Research
RR Rural Residential
LDR Low Density Residential
TR Transitional Residential
MDR Medium Density Residential
HDR High Density Residential
PI Public/Institutional
PO Existing Parks/Open Space
BP Business Park
LI Light Industrial
GI General Industrial
WM Waste Management
Proposed Land Use Plan
CC Community Commercial
HDR High Density Residential
MR Multi-Use Residential (2.5-8 Units/Acre)
MUSA
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Existing Land Use Plan Proposed Land Use Plan