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2 ANALYSIS Work Plan The Planning and Zoning Board and the City Council will have several opportunities to provide feedback on the ordinance updates at different points in the process. Our work plan includes seven P&Z Board meetings and three Council work sessions leading up to Council adoption in April 2022. Upcoming Planning and Zoning Board meetings and topics is as follows (all dates are tentative): May 12, 2021 – PUD priorities discussion June 9, 2021 – draft PUD revisions July 14, 2021 – draft Administration and General Provisions revisions September 8, 2021 – draft Residential Districts revisions October 13, 2021 – draft Commercial/Industrial/Special Districts revisions December 8, 2021 – Review Draft Zoning Ordinance March 9, 2022 – Public Hearing for adoptions of revised Zoning Ordinance and Map Planned Unit Developments We are recommending that the discussion of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) standard be the first step in the Zoning Ordinance update. Action item #2 for the Land Use Chapter implementation is to: 2. Evaluate the purpose and intent of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) process a. Review PUD minimum requirements and amend as necessary to meet City goals. b. Consider establishing minimums for lot area and garage size in a PUD. c. Consider limiting PUD flexibility to certain standards, such as lot width/depth, street width, setbacks, etc. Why PUD? Planned Unit Developments are a common zoning tool used by cities to allow developer to provide developments that would not be possible under the current zoning standards. Typically, that might mean a mix of housing types or land uses, smaller lot sizes or smaller setbacks in exchange for more open space or other amenities that would not be required under the City code. The City of Lino Lakes does not require the use of a PUD in residential districts, but the 2040 Comprehensive Plan identifies PUDs as a way to meet some of the City’s goals. Goal 7 in the Land Use Chapter is to “Sustain Lino Lakes’ Natural Resources which make it such a desirable place to live” and the 2nd policy to accomplish this is “Continue to promote the use of Planned Unit Developments (PUD) as the City’s preferred development process to implement the Greenway System.” While the primary use of the PUD is Lino Lakes has been to preserve open space, the Comprehensive Plan Housing Chapter notes that the PUD may also be used to help provide affordable housing through PUD flexibility.