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City Planner Steve Grittman reviewed at their April meeting the Planning Commission discussed 1 staff-proposed amendments to the R-4 Zoning District during a work session. At that session, the 2 Commission agreed that the proposed amendment, with some additions and modifications, was 3 ready to proceed to consideration at a public hearing for formal Planning Commission 4 recommendation. 5 6 The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the updated language at its July 20, 2021 7 Regular Meeting. No resident or public comments were received. The intent of the update is to 8 create a zoning district for multiple family development that is consistent with the 9 Comprehensive Plan in terms of density, allows for more contemporary building size and scope, 10 and identifies a series of baseline performance standards and expectations for any new such 11 development. 12 13 A copy of the current regulations in place, as well as an updated table-form document that lists 14 the series of potential amendments to the district was provided to the City Council for review. 15 Comments are provided for each proposed change discussing the rationale behind the new 16 language. Also provided is ordinance-form language, and a red-lined version identifying all the 17 changes from the current code. 18 19 The current district language was established many years ago, and reflects a more moderate 20 density, suburban style of multi-family development. In the past few years, the City has 21 considered multi-family projects on four different sites. One of these projects did not proceed. 22 Each of those were required to utilize the PUD zoning process due to a series of modifications 23 the projects required from typical R-4 regulations, including density, setbacks, parking 24 calculations, height, and other factors. 25 26 The current R-4 District restricts density to anywhere from about 13 units per acre up to 24 units 27 per acre, depending upon the size of the building. Over the past two years, the City considered 28 and adopted, an updated Comprehensive Plan that directs development in high density zoning 29 districts to between 20 and 40 units per acre. 30 31 The items included in the last stage of updating are: 32 • Modify the prior staff-proposed allowable maximum height from sixty feet and five 33 stories to fifty feet and four stories. 34 • Address the proposed requirement for location of senior multi-family on a collector or 35 arterial street (due to concerns over existing facilities that may not comply with this 36 standard). The proposed language includes an alternative that the facility is served by 37 alternative transit options, either public or privately offered. 38 • Adding requirements to the “General Regulations” in Section 152.105 relating to: 39 o Building materials; 40 o Landscaping; and 41 o Sustainability. 42 43 Planning Staff and Planning Commission recommend approval of the proposed amendments. 44 These changes will make multi-family development more straightforward in those areas where it 45 2