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8 <br /> <br /> <br />The development transitions from low intense townhomes near Wilkinson Lake and the <br />wetland to higher intense apartments near the arterial 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 />Private streets result in efficient, smaller networks of utilities and streets. This lowers <br />development costs and public investments. <br /> <br />(f) Mix of land use types. <br /> <br />The development proposes a mix of residential housing types and commercial <br />development. <br /> <br />(g) Provision of a housing type or target housing price that is desirable to the City. <br /> <br />The development proposes a mix of residential housing types consisting of townhomes <br />(owner-occupied and renter-occupied), market rate apartments, and senior living. This <br />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. <br />details the following additional public values that may be achieved in the Wilkinson <br />Waters 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 <br />• Using “Green” building and low impact development techniques <br />• Restoring/enhancing ecological systems <br />• Managing stormwater using natural filtration and other ecologically based <br />approaches <br />• Providing life-cycle and affordable housing <br />• Diversifying the tax base to lessen the tax burden on residential properties <br /> <br />Summary <br /> <br />Public Benefit Gained: <br /> <br />1. Economic expansion