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19 <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 />(h)Other public benefits and values as recognized in the City’s Comprehensive <br />Plan. <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 />•Preserving open space, providing park dedication and trails, and/or providing <br />stormwater management areas, in excess of minimum standards to implement <br />the 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 />Summary <br />Public Benefit Gained: <br />1.Economic expansion <br />2.Greater variety of housing types such as townhomes (owner-occupied and <br />renter-occupied), market rate apartments, and senior living <br />3.Multi-functional greenway corridor and storm water management system <br />4.Preservation and protection of lake and wetland natural resources <br />5.Transition from low intense residential development near natural resource to <br />higher intense development near arterial roads. <br />6.Efficient use of land and private streets resulting in smaller network of utilities <br />and streets <br />7.Mix of residential and commercial land uses <br />8.Life-cycle housing <br />9.Preservation of open space that is accessible to the public <br />10.More parkland dedication fees available for park development <br />11.Wider landscape buffers and trail corridors <br />12.Diversified tax base <br />Flexibility Provided: