Site Information: 

Applicant: Travis Fauchald, Roers Companies

Address: 1600 Windermere Way

Property Owner: DR Horton, Inc. MN 

Lot Area: 5.54 acres

Current Zoning: B-1, Highway Business 

2040 Comp. Plan: Mixed Use Commercial Center 

Travis Fauchald of Roers Companies has applied for the final plat of Blakeley Windermere Addition. This lot is currently an outlot. The proposed final plat removes the outlot classification from the lot.

On December 20, 2022 the City Council approved the Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment for the development of a 205-unit apartment building on this lot. The applicant has been working with Xcel Energy on plans for the relocation of a natural gas pipeline that currently bisects the site to route the pipeline around the proposed building and vacate the private easement for the pipeline. 

The applicant has proposed a retaining wall on the west side of the site to allow for an increase in the amount of surface parking adjacent to an existing stormwater pond located on a city outlot. The applicant will need to work with Planning and Engineering staff to come up with an acceptable design for this area of the site. This specific issue does not impact the Final Plat, but will need to be addressed prior to construction.