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4 <br />Comprehensive Plan and Housing Density <br /> <br />Planning District #2 <br /> <br />The site is located in Planning District 2 which identifies Natural Resources such as <br />Woolan Park. The Comprehensive Plan states: <br /> <br />“The 17 acre Woolan Park Wetland Bank, located north of Main Street and west of Lake <br />Drive, is part of a larger 60 acre wetland complex. Opportunities to protect and restore <br />the balance of the wetland should be evaluated with any adjacent development.” <br /> <br />The proposed development is adjacent to this wetland complex. The site also contains <br />other wetlands and natural resources such as existing vegetation and trees and potentially <br />rare and endangered species. The PUD, Planned Unit Development process provides the <br />opportunity to protect and enhance these public values (natural resources) with a <br />conservation subdivision and development standard flexibility. <br /> <br />Density <br /> <br />Per the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan the site is guided for low density sewered <br />residential development which requires 1.6 to 3.0 units per net acre. The range of the <br />allowed housing units is 72 to 135. The proposed net density is 2.41 units per acre which <br />is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan’s guided land use and density range. <br /> <br />The following chart implements Met Council’s formula for calculating net density. <br /> <br />Gross Area (acres) 59.30 <br />Wetlands & Water Bodies (6.05) <br />Public Parks & Open Space 0.00 <br />Arterial ROW 0.00 <br />Other (Utility Transmission Easement) (3.45) <br />Other (Wetland Buffer Area) (4.91) <br />Net Area (acres) 44.89 <br /># of Units 108 <br />Gross Density (units/acre) 1.82 <br />Net Density (units/acre) 2.41 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />