03-04-2024 Council Work Session Packet

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2.1 (e) "Structure" means anything constructed or installed for residential or commercial 2.2 use which requires a location on a parcel of land. 2.3 Subd. 2.Multifamily residential developments.(a) Subject to compliance with all 2.4 municipal standards, multifamily residential developments are a permitted use in any 2.5 commercial zoning district. A multifamily residential development may not be constructed 2.6 on a lot zoned for a single-family home unless otherwise authorized by law, rule, or 2.7 ordinance. 2.8 (b) A multifamily residential development may be mixed use so long as at least 50 2.9 percent of the square footage of the development is dedicated to residential use. 2.10 Subd. 3.Compliance with comprehensive plan; zoning.A multifamily residential 2.11 development must be approved by a city if it is consistent with the comprehensive plan on 2.12 the date of submission and complies with the requirements of this section and all state and 2.13 municipal standards. 2.14 Subd. 4.Applicable zoning standards.(a) A city may not impose more restrictive 2.15 standards on a multifamily residential development than those that apply to property zoned 2.16 for the current use of the parcel. 2.17 (b) A city must not impose a height requirement on a multifamily residential development 2.18 that is less than the tallest structure within a one-quarter mile radius of the parcel on which 2.19 the development will be built, or the maximum height permitted under the city's official 2.20 controls, whichever is higher, so long as the maximum height of the development is no 2.21 more than 150 feet. 2.22 (c) A city must not impose a setback requirement on a multifamily residential 2.23 development that is less than the smallest minimum setback distance required of a structure 2.24 within a one-quarter mile radius of the parcel on which the development will be built. 2.25 Subd. 5.Parking requirements limited.A city may not require more than one off-street 2.26 parking space per residential unit. 2.27 Subd. 6.Affordable housing development; height requirements.(a) An affordable 2.28 housing development must be permitted to exceed both a maximum height requirement and 2.29 a maximum floor area ratio limitation imposed by city official controls as provided in 2.30 paragraphs (b) and (c). The authority in paragraphs (b) and (c) that will produce the tallest 2.31 development with the most number of affordable housing units on the parcel shall be applied 2.32 to the affordable housing development. 2.33 (b) An affordable housing development may either: 2Section 1. REVISOR KRB H4009-1HF4009 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 27