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1. Adopt a comprehensive plan or (for Category B & C cities) adopt a land use plan that was <br />adopted by the county or a regional entity. <br />Required action Required action Required action <br />2. Demonstrate that regulatory ordinances comply with the comprehensive plan including but <br />not limited to having the zoning ordinance explicitly reference the comprehensive plan as the <br />foundational document for decision making. <br />Required action Required action <br />3. Include requirements in comprehensive and/or other plans for intergovernmental <br />coordination addressing land use and watershed / wellhead impacts, infrastructure, economic <br />development and city/regional services. <br />4. Include ecologic provisions in the comprehensive plan that explicitly aim to minimize open <br />space fragmentation and/or establish a growth area with expansion criteria. <br />5. Adopt climate protection or energy independence goals and objectives in the <br />comprehensive plan or in a separate policy document, and link these goals to direct <br />implementation recommendations. <br />http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/bestPracticesDetail.cfm?bpid=6 <br />7. Efficient City Growth Optional BP Optional BP Optional BP <br />1. Limit barriers to higher density housing by including in the city zoning ordinance and zoning <br />map: <br />a. Neighborhood single-family density at 7 units/acre or greater. <br />b. Multi-family housing at a gross density of at least 15 units/acre adjacent to a <br />commercial zoning district or transit node. <br />2. Encourage higher density housing through at least two of the following strategies: <br />a. Incorporate a flexible lot size/frontage requirement for infill development. <br />b. Use density and floor area ratio (FAR) bonuses in selected residential zoning <br />districts. <br />c. Tie a regulatory standard to comprehensive plan language defining compact city <br />expansion zones that limit low-density development. <br />d. Allowing accessory dwelling units or co-housing or tiny houses / apartments by <br />right in selected zoning districts. <br />3. Encourage a higher intensity of commercial land uses through at least one of the following <br />strategies: <br />a. Include in the city zoning ordinance and zoning map a commercial district with <br />reduced lot sizes and zero-lot-line setbacks, or a FAR minimum of 1. <br />b. Set targets for the minimum number of employees/acre in different commercial <br />zones. <br />4. Provide incentives for infill projects, or for life-cycle housing at or near job or retail centers, <br />or for achieving an average net residential density of seven units per acre. <br />5. Modify the city zoning ordinance and zoning map to allow, without variance or rezoning in <br />at least one district, developments that meet the prerequisites for LEED for Neighborhood <br />Development certification. <br />http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/bestPracticesDetail.cfm?bpid=7 <br />8. Mixed Uses Optional BP Optional BP Optional BP <br />1. Organize or participate in a community planning/design process for the city/a mixed use <br />district. <br />2. Locate or lease a school, city building or other government facility that has at least two of <br />these attributes: <br />a. Adjacent to an existing employment or residential center. <br />b. Designed to facilitate and encourage access by walking and biking. <br />c. Accessible by regular transit service. <br />3. Modify a planned unit development ordinance to emphasize mixed use development or to <br />limit residential PUDs to areas adjacent to commercial development. <br />4. Determine that a (re)development meets a minimum point threshold under LEED for <br />Neighborhood Development or the Equitable Development Scorecard. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least TWO actions.