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Integra Homes Request <br />June 7, 2006 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />Integra Homes is requesting a rezoning of the identified parcels to reflect an R-3, Medium <br />Density designation. The R-3 zoning designation would explicitly permit the following uses: <br /> <br />o Single Family Detached Dwellings <br />o Essential Services <br />o Public parks and Playgrounds <br />o Two-Family Dwelling Units <br />o Townhome Units (up to six units per building) <br />o Boarding Houses <br />o Group Homes <br />o Family Foster Care <br /> <br />The following uses would be “conditionally” permitted in the R-3 District such that a <br />Conditional Use Permit would be required: <br /> <br />o Public or Semi Public Recreational Buildings <br />o Religious Institutions (Churches) <br />o Educational Institutions (Schools) <br />o Government or Public Utility Buildings <br />o Day care center, Group Nursery <br />o Multi-family Dwelling Structures (up to six units per building) <br /> <br />While all of the above uses are allowed or conditionally permitted under the R-3 zoning <br />designation, Integra has proposed development of a nineteen unit owner-occupied <br />townhome development. <br /> <br /> <br />Rezoning Criteria: <br /> <br />Chapter 1125 of the Mounds View Zoning Code addresses rezoning requests. The <br />procedure and conditions of approval are the same as for conditional use permits, which <br />means the Planning Commission is to consider possible and potential adverse effects of the <br />requested rezoning. The Planning Commission shall make a finding of fact and make a <br />recommendation to the City Council based upon the review of potential adverse effects and <br />finding of fact. <br /> <br />Relationship to the Comprehensive Plan. According to the Comprehensive Plan, the site is <br />designated as a mixed-use planned unit development. This is defined as land containing a <br />building or buildings with significant amounts of residential uses in combination with <br />commercial and/or office uses. Sites with this designation should be developed as planned <br />unit developments (PUDs) to ensure that efficient, integrated and well-planned development <br />occurs. One of the key components of the Comprehensive Plan, the Housing Element is <br />geared toward maintaining and improving the quality and diversity of the existing housing <br />stock and providing infill housing opportunities where both possible and practical. The <br />proposed rezoning would help promote a greater diversity of housing choices in the <br />community, based on the applicant’s concept townhome development proposal. Rental <br />housing or multi-family units would not be considered an improvement to the City’s housing <br />stock diversity.