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• • WS — Item 4 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item 4 Date: Council Work Session, February 2, 2009 To: City Council From: Michael Grochala Re: Comprehensive Plan Discussion Background The City Council held a joint meeting with the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Panel on January 21, 2009. The meeting was held to solicit input from the advisory panel regarding changes to the Comprehensive Plan proposed by the city council as follows: 1. Create a 5 -year utility phasing plan. 2. Provide for an intensive Comp Plan review every five years. 3. Change (decrease) the allowed densities to those in the 2002 Comp Plan and cap high density at 12 units per acre. 4. Include requirements for affordable housing in all residential districts. 5. Allow for residential densities to exceed district caps as an incentive for developer to provide additional desired public values. The advisory panel, following considerable discussion, recommended accepting the proposed changes with the following modifications: 1. The residential densities be modified as presented by staff to the following: • Low Density Residential 1.5 — 3.5 units per acre • Medium Density Residential 3.6 — 6.9 units per acre • High Density Residential 7.0 — 12.0 units per acre • Increase the amount of (percentage) of residential development of the following Mixed Use areas: Lake Dr./ Main St., and Centerville Rd..CR J. • Remove selected unsewered areas from the 2030 staging plan to post 2030. The proposed changes result in an overall net density of 3.04 units /acre, which is consistent with Met Council Policy. 1