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PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION <br />& P LANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) APPLICATION <br /> <br /> <br />At Home Apartments, L.L.C. <br />Written Statement - Addendum <br /> <br />Additional PUD Identified Objectives. <br /> <br />1. Promotion of integrated land uses, allowed for a mixture of residential, commercial and <br />public facilities. <br /> Response: The proposed development promotes integrated land uses by providing <br />housing diversity in the Village Planning Area. The Subject Parcels along with most <br />of the neighboring land uses are zoned Village Mixed Use. The proposed <br />development is the appropriate amount of housing density for the area and blends in <br />with the neighboring land uses (single family and commercial) <br /> <br />2. Establishment of appropriate transitions between different land uses. <br /> Response: The proposed development brings two new housing types to the area - <br />twin homes and townhomes. The proposed development complements the existing <br />developments by being a transition use between the single-family homes to the north <br />of the proposed development and the commercial uses to the south of the proposed <br />development. <br /> <br />3. Accommodation of housing of all types with convenient access to employment opportunities <br />and/or commercial facilities; and especially to create additional opportunities for lifecycle <br />housing to all income and age groups. <br /> Response: The proposed development provides a housing stock choice not readily <br />available in the surrounding area and provides an option that answers the housing <br />needs for a variety of demographics. As previously stated, our goal with the proposed <br />concept is to provide a housing product type with design elements that look and feel <br />like a single family for-sale home but offer an rent-by-choice lifestyle for those who <br />are looking to right-size or down-size from their current housing but desire stay in the <br />community that they love and enjoy the flexibility and freedom of maintenance free <br />living; for those who are early in their professional careers and desire a yard and <br />more living space; or for those with a growing family that want to stay in the <br />community they were raised in or want to raise their children in a thriving community <br />with good schools, sense of community and space to play. <br /> <br />The proposed development is in the Village Planning Area which includes a variety <br />of land uses such as commercial, civic, and residential. The Subject Parcls are close <br />to many businesses and employers located within Lake Elmo and future residents of <br />the proposed development will be in close proximity of a variety of commercial and <br />retail businesses – many of which are within walking distance or a very short drive <br />(less than 5 minutes).