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• The site is within the area of the I -35E Corridor Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR). The Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) states in the mitigation plan that the Conservation Development Framework is a fundamental precept for all development within the AUAR area. Every project can and must incorporate conservation development design and /or low impact development techniques and be otherwise consistent with requirements of the AUAR mitigation plan. 5. Commercial site designs shall emphasize pedestrian accessibility, connections to residential neighborhoods, shared parking, and green space to create a customer friendly environment and promote a high level of interaction among local businesses and between businesses and residents. The concept plan includes a greenway system and interconnectivity. The details of the site design will be reviewed with a development application, which must be consistent with these performance standards. 6. Architectural and site standards shall be applied to establish aesthetically pleasing, high quality buildings and streetscapes. The details of the site design will be reviewed with a development application to ensure compliance with this standard. • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this amendment of the comprehensive plan is subject to review and approval by the Metropolitan Council, as required by MN Statute 473. • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that approval of this comprehensive plan amendment does not grant or imply any right to an approval of a planned unit development, preliminary plat, or any other application for development within the subject area. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following conditions of approval apply to development in the subject area being guided Mixed Use: 1. A variety of single family and multi - family residential development will include a maximum of 1150 dwelling units, and the net residential density is to be no greater than 4.5 units per acre, when including all land not within the commercial area. 2. There will be significant open space. 3. There will be a minimum of 70 acres of commercial uses. 4. The subject area is within the I -35E AUAR area and therefore all development in the subject area must be conservation development as required by the AUAR. - 7 7 - Resolution No. 05 -153, page 4