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7 <br /> <br />Amending the Comprehensive Plan to Lower the Density <br /> <br />Per the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the parcel is guided Medium Density Residential <br />which requires 4.0 to 6.0 units per net acre. Net area residential density calculations are <br />based on Metropolitan Council guidelines. It should be noted stormwater ponds/basins <br />cannot be subtracted from the gross area. <br /> <br />Gross Area (acres) 4.91 <br />Wetlands & Water Bodies 0.00 <br />Public Parks & Open Space (0.25) <br />Arterial ROW (blue) (0.77) <br />Arterial ROW (red) (0.03) <br />Other (e.g. floodplain, steep slope, etc.) 0.00 <br />Net Area (acres) 3.86 <br /># of Units 15 <br />Gross Density (units/acre) 3.05 <br />Net Density (units/acre) 3.88 <br /> <br />Attachment #7 is the coinciding color coded density map. The proposed 3.88 units per net <br />acre does not meet the required medium density range. Under this concept plan scenario, <br />a minimum of 16 units is required. <br /> <br />The applicant is requesting the density requirement be lowered. This requires a formal <br />Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Land Use Plan and City and Met Council <br />approval. Density is a component of the comprehensive plan, not the zoning ordinance. <br />PUD flexibility can only be provided to zoning ordinance standards (e.g. setbacks, lot <br />sizes, etc.). PUD flexibility cannot be used to lower the density range. <br /> <br />It should be noted that per the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, the parcel was guided Mixed <br />Use which required 8-15 units per net acre. At the property owner’s request during the <br />2040 Comprehensive Plan update process, the land use was changed to Medium Density <br />at 4-6 units per net acre. The density requirements for this property have already been <br />reduced once.