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BACKGROUND <br />On May 12, 2025, the City Council passed Resolution No. 25-61 approving the Natures Refuge <br />PUD Preliminary Plan/Preliminary Plat. The Council staff report and resolution detail the <br />project’s consistency with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and compliance with the City Code. <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br />Preliminary Plat <br />The original preliminary platcontained93 single family lots and 5 outlots. A condition of <br />preliminary plat approval was that Outlot Ebe platted as a lot. The preliminary plat was revised <br />and this condition has been met. The total single family lot count is now94. <br /> <br />Density <br /> <br />Per the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan the site is guided for low density residential. <br />This land use provides for housing at densities ranging from 1.6 to 3.0 units per net acre that is <br />served by municipal sewer and water services. The net density is 2.99 units per acre, which is <br />consistent with the Comprehensive Plan’s guided land use and density range. <br /> <br />The following chart implements Met Council’s formula for calculating net density. <br /> <br />Gross Area (acres)59.30 <br />Wetlands & Water Bodies (5.31) <br />Public Parks & Open Space (22.60) <br />Net Area (acres) 31.39 <br /># of Units 94 <br />Gross Density (units/acre)1.59 <br />Net Density (units/acre) 2.99 <br />2 <br /> <br />