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•� • • • Location Existing Land Use Guided Land Use Existing Zoning Site two existing homes, remainder vacant Low Density Sewered Residential and Medium Density Residential Stage 1 (pre -2010) growth area Rural North residential (Fox Trace neighborhood) Low Density Sewered Residential R -1 South large lot rural residential Low Density Sewered Residential and Medium Density Residential Rural East large lot rural residential Low Density Unsewered Residential Rural West large lot residential (Rohavic Oaks) Low Density Unsewered Residential Rural The City's Comprehensive Plan calls for medium density sewered residential uses in the southwest portion of the site and low density sewered uses on the balance of the site. As defined by the comprehensive plan, medium density is 3 -6 units per acre and low density means up to three units per acre. This site is zoned Rural, and a rezoning is needed for urban development. A rezoning is an amendment to the zoning ordinance, which must be consistent with the comprehensive plan. We considered how to meet the requirements of the comprehensive plan on a site whose boundaries don't coincide with the boundaries of the land use categories. A planned unit development provides for some flexibility. The new zoning ordinance provides for rezoning the site to PUD. By rezoning the entire site, and use some creativity, we can arrive at the same overall density required by the comprehensive plan. The site includes approximately 6.2 acres of upland in the Medium Density category. At 3 to 6 units per acre, this would allow for 19 to 37 units. There are about 14.7 acres in the Low Density category. This could go up to three units per acre, or 44 units. The total number of units, therefore, could go up into the 63 to 81 range. However, typical single family density has been about 2.1 units per acre, which calculates to about 31 units. The result is a range of 50 -68 units, as shown below. With 56 units, the project is in the low end of this range, and well below what the comprehensive plan would allow. acres density total units Medium Density 6.2 3 -6 units per acre 19 -37 Low Density 14.7 2.1 31 50 -68 With 56 units, the project is in the low end of this range, and well below what the comprehensive plan would allow.