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