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5 <br /> <br />• Land Use <br />o Much of District 3 was included in the I-35E Corridor Alternative Urban <br />Areawide Review (AUAR) completed in 2005. <br />o All development within the AUAR study area must comply with the <br />mitigation plan that forms a part of the AUAR. <br /> <br />Staff Comments: <br /> <br />1. If the project moves forward, the applicant shall show compliance with the AUAR <br />mitigation plan. <br />2. Met Council will require a formal comprehensive plan amendment to adjust the <br />land use boundaries. <br /> <br />Density <br /> <br />The following chart is a preliminary summary of the site’s general housing unit range <br />and density using Met Council’s density formula: <br /> <br /> <br />The preliminary range of allowed housing units for the entire site is 221 to 342. The <br />proposed 262 housing units meets the allowed the density range. The development’s <br />overall net density is 3.74 units per acre. <br /> <br />Growth Management Strategy <br /> <br />Page 3-17 of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan details the City’s Growth Management <br />Strategy. The strategy works in conjunction with the City’s utility staging plan. <br /> <br />The City will plan to accommodate an annual average of 230 units per year over each 5- <br />year phasing period not to exceed 345 units in any one year. From 2010 to 2023, the <br />City’s average annual number of units is 118. This is less the allowed 230 unit annual <br />allocation. <br /> <br />Gross Area Wetlands &Public Park & Arterial Other Easements Net Density Range Units <br />Land Use Acres Buffers Open Space ROW (Transmission)Area Low High Low High <br />Low Density Residential 40.68 2.60 4.46 1.14 1.06 31.42 1.6 3.0 50 94 <br />Medium Density 44.33 2.65 8.80 1.14 1.06 30.68 4.0 6.0 123 184 <br />High Density 40.01 16.69 12.12 2.28 1.00 7.92 6.0 8.0 48 63 <br />125.02 21.94 25.38 4.56 3.12 70.02 221 342