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MULTIPLE FAMILY FLEXIBILITY The City is requesting lot size and density flexibility to accommodate multiple family development. Housing diversity that provides a full range of affordable housing type is an objective encouraged both locally and by the Metropolitan Council. The State shoreland lot size and density standards suggested for medium density housing and high density residential PUD runs contrary to residential densities that are typical for the urban housing types and the affordable housing objective of the Metropolitan Council. Lino Lakes is requesting to establish lot area per unit standards based on the type of housing units. The housing densities are typical of urban community standards. In exchange for the flexibility, the City will be adopting additional provisions governing setbacks, impervious surface, drainage and storm water management, and erosion control. Additionally, the geographic application of the multiple family flexibility will be limited as illustrated in Table E. The R-2, R- 3 and R-4 Zoning Districts accommodate multiple family residential development. These districts have a combined land area of approximately 65.6 acres or only 1.4 percent of Lino Lakes total land within the Shoreland Overlay District. The majority of this multiple family zoning is located between Highway 49 and the west shore of Marshan Lake. The R-6 Zoning District is a mobile home park zoning district. This zoning district contains 17.9 acres or .4 percent of the City's shoreland area. Located along the east side of Baldwin Lake, this R-6 District is fully developed. These districts have been long established and under the current Shoreland Ordinance, would have developed at densities consistent with the base zoning. The adoption of the new State regulations would significantly reduce the potential development densities of these parcels. Table E illustrates the limited exposure the requested multiple family lot size and density flexibility would have in Lino Lakes. Any future zoning change to expand these zoning classifications within a shoreland area would be subject to DNR review. 8