Discussion:
Staff brought proposed language to the Council at a Work Session on August 29, 2017. There was some concern on Council that high density residential could be built in a larger number of areas.
Staff took Council's input and has worked with land use consultant and has spoken with the MET Council on ways to better define land uses.
Two areas in Shakopee have the land use designation "Entertainment" in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan; Canterbury and ValleyFair.
It has been discussed that these land uses have changed over time and in particular, Canterbury, with its large vacant parcels and parking lots, there are significant opportunities for redevelopment and an urbanization of the area. This has already occurred in areas like where Seagate is located.
Both ValleyFair and Canterbury have Major Rec Zoning and have PUD Overlays.
The MET Council has requested that Council adopt a land use definition that reflects what has occurred over time and also what may be planned for in the future, while recognizing that the "Entertainment" component of the land use will still be dominant in nature.
Staff and consultant have worked to refine land uses within the larger Entertainment land use and to allow the creation of buffers around the dominant land use, similar to what has already occurred at Canterbury.
We have attached draft language along with an exhibit of the current area at Canterbury that is designated as "Entertainment Land Use."
The entire area within the boundaries of the "Entertainment Land Use" is approximately 458 acres.
This breaks down to 216.6 acres inside the proposed road system (The Entertainment Area) and 241.8 outside the roadways (36.5 acres is in right of way)
As shown, there are approximately 30 acres of High Density Residential, which represents 14.6% of the land surrounding the Entertainment core outside the new roads.
The current proposal by the Doran Companies is for approximately 610 luxury units with two internal parking garages. The ultimate design of that project will be set by the PUD.