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• • Planning & Zoning Board Legacy at Woods Edge December 10, 2003 pleasing commercial buildings. The plan provides for a residential density of between 10 and 24 units per acre within mixed use districts. The proposed mix of residential and commercial, civic, and recreational uses are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Village Master Plan. Zoning The property is currently zoned LB, Limited Business District. The City's Zoning Ordinance provides for mixed -use development through the use of the Planned Unit Development process. Additionally, The eastern and southern portions of the site are located within the designated shoreland zoning districts for George Watch Lake and Marshan Lake. The Shoreland District extends 1,000 feet from the Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL) of public waters. Growth Management Ordinance The City adopted Ordinance No. 01 -03, creating a Growth Management Policy in January of 2003. Section 2, Subdivision 16 of the Ordinance specifically exempts the "Village" area from the provisions of the policy. Design & Development Standards The Design and Development Standards are proposed as the regulating zoning standards for the Legacy at Woods Edge development. The standards establish the use, site layout, site amenity and architectural control guidelines for the Planned Unit Development. The Development Standards were prepared by Calthorpe Associates as part of the "Village" Master Plan process completed in 2000. Staff has revised the standards to reflect the proposed Legacy at Woods Edge project. The majority of changes relate specifically to Chapter 4 Residential District Standards, due to the elimination of single family residences within this area. Additionally, Chapter 3.8 Project Identity & Signage, and Chapter 5, Public Improvement Standards have been removed. Signage requirements will need to be completed and approved before final plan/final plat approval and incorporated into the standards. The public improvement section was removed because the City is designing all public improvements. Master Site Plan The Master Site Plan and its associated Site Development Summary provides the framework from which development will need to conform to. The plan referred to as the "Regulating Plan" within the development standards specifies the essential physical features for the development including: Streets 4