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5 <br />(City of Blaine) <br /> <br />Surrounding land uses include medium density single family detached homes and <br />townhomes to the south in Century Farms North. Larger rural residential lots exist to <br />the east and to the southeast along Carl Street. <br /> <br />Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />Land Use <br /> <br />The 156 acre site has multiple land use designations per the City’s 2040 Comprehensive <br />Plan creating somewhat of a checkerboard patterned look. These land uses include low <br />density, medium density, high density and planned residential/commercial. The <br />checkerboard areas are not intended to be strict land use and density boundaries but <br />should be considered somewhat flexible in order to accommodate development. <br /> <br />Per the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the site is located in Planning District 2 and includes <br />Planned Residential/Commercial areas. The Comprehensive Plan states: <br /> <br />• “Planning District 2 includes Planned Residential/Commercial areas. <br /> <br />o The Robinson Farm and Main Street site is planned to accommodate an <br />80/20 percent mix of residential and commercial. While allowed in all <br />areas, commercial development will be required in at least one quadrant. <br />To ensure implementation the City may choose to rezone land to a <br />compatible neighborhood commercial zoning district upon completion of <br />a corridor plan. A Master Plan for the Main Street Corridor between <br />Sunset Avenue and 4th Avenue should be completed.” <br /> <br />It is important to note the 80/20 percent mix is related only to the approximate 40 acres <br />of land guided for Planned Residential/Commercial. The Robinson Farm and Main <br />Street site referenced in the Comprehensive Plan includes property on both the north <br />and south side of Main Street. The proposed development is only on the south side of <br />Main Street. It includes 20 acres of land guided for Planned Residential/Commercial <br />which would support 4 acres of commercial development (20 acres x 20% = 4 acres.) The <br />proposed development includes 4.8 acres of commercial which is consistent with the <br />2040 Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Density <br /> <br />The following chart summarizes the site’s general density range per gross and net acres: <br /> <br />