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23 <br /> <br />(d) Creative use of land and related physical development which allows a phased and <br />orderly transition of varying land uses in close proximity to each other. <br /> <br />The applicant is proposing 55-65ft wide single family detached lots adjacent to existing 62ft <br />wide single family lots in Century Farm North. Adjacent to the larger rural residential lots along <br />Carl Street, 55ft wide lots are proposed; however, a landscaped berm and buffer provide <br />separation from the varying land uses. Townhomes and apartments are proposed in the <br />northeast section of the development near arterial and collector roads. <br /> <br />(e) Efficient use of land resulting in smaller networks of utilities and streets thereby <br />lowering development costs and public investments. <br /> <br />Allowing lot widths to be based on the specific housing products versus a one size fits all lot <br />width provides an efficient use of land and lowers development and public costs. Private streets <br />also result in efficient, smaller networks of utilities and streets. <br /> <br />(f) Mix of land use types. <br /> <br />The development proposes a mix of residential housing types, commercial development, and a <br />religious building. <br /> <br />(g) Provision of a housing type or target housing price that is desirable to the City. <br /> <br />The housing consists of single family houses on varying lot sizes, townhomes, rowhomes, and <br />apartments. This variety in housing types supports life-cycle housing that is desirable to the City. <br /> <br />(h) Other public benefits and values as recognized in the City’s Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Per the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, page 3-3 of the Land Use Plan: Goal 1, Policy e. details the <br />following additional public values that are achieved in the Madinah Lakes concept plan: <br /> <br />• Preserving open space, providing park dedication and trails, and/or providing <br />stormwater management areas, in excess of minimum standards to implement the <br />Greenway System, as amended, and Rice Creek Watershed District’s Lino Lakes <br />Resource Management Plan, as amended <br />• Using “Green” building and low impact development techniques <br />• Restoring/enhancing ecological systems <br />• Managing stormwater using natural filtration and other ecologically based approaches <br />• Providing life-cycle and affordable housing <br />• Diversifying the tax base to lessen the tax burden on residential properties