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WS — Item 3 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item 3 Date: Council Work Session, August 11, 2010 To: City Council From: Michael Grochala Re: Comprehensive Plan Review Background The City Council reviewed proposed changes to Land Use and Housing chapters of the draft 2030 Comprehensive Plan at the July 6, 2010 work session. Based on the discussion and in accordance with council direction, staff has developed text changes for consideration. These changes are summarized as follows: • Chapter 3, Land Use Plan (pages 26 -27). Modification of the proposed statement within the Growth Management Policy establishing an annual average of 230 new residential dwelling units per year. The proposed language now reads: "The City will plan to accommodate an annual average of 230 units per year over each 5 year phasing period not to exceed 460 units in any one year. At the end of the 5 year phasing period unallocated units will be averaged out over the next five year phase." • Chapter 4, Housing Plan (pages 10 -11). No additional changes were proposed. The proposed Land Use Plan changes are intended to address council concerns regarding establishment of hard growth cap, providing development flexibility, managing pace of growth, and maintaining even grow from year to year while still accommodating the growth forecasts. Upon final approval of the Comprehensive Plan the city's existing Growth Management ordinance would be amended to incorporate these changes. Additionally, as discussed at the July 6 meeting, there are generally several other criteria that must be satisfied before a project can be approved. These criteria include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Land Use Plan. The proposed use of land must be consistent with the plan i.e., a commercial use on land guided commercial. 1